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Vasopressin in Prevention of Lumbar Puncture Headache
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1968
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Lumbar Puncture ReactionsCluster HeadacheHealth SciencesPain MedicineMedicinePostoperative Pain ManagementAqueous Vasopressin InjectionSevere ReactionsCerebrospinal FluidIntracranial PressurePain ManagementNeurologySurgeryAnesthesiaLumbar Puncture HeadacheRegional AnesthesiaAnesthesiologyPain Research
A double-blind controlled trial of aqueous vasopressin injection (Pitressin) in the prophylaxis of lumbar puncture reactions in 50 patients showed that the incidence of reactions was unaffected, but that severe reactions occurred less frequently in the treatment group. Moderately severe side-effects occurred in 27% of those receiving vasopressin.