It is wrong to treat pain in CSF hypotension headache (post-lumbar puncture headache) to allow the patient to walk!

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Post-Dural Puncture Headache, Intracranial Hypotension, Blood Patch, Epidural, Headache, Treatment

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It is wrong to treat pain in CSF hypotension headache to allow the patient to walk!

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Valença MM, e Sousa MSSM, Valença MA, Carvalho DE de, Silva AHTT da, Andrade JR de. It is wrong to treat pain in CSF hypotension headache (post-lumbar puncture headache) to allow the patient to walk!. Headache Med [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 24 [cited 2024 Dec. 13];12(4):293-8. Available from: https://headachemedicine.com.br/index.php/hm/article/view/590

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