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Risks
- Risks of lumbar puncture include:
- hypersensitivity (allergic) reaction to the anesthetic
- discomfort during the test
- headache after the test
- bleeding into the spinal canal
- infection
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Brain herniation (if performed on a person with increased intracranial pressure), and resulting in brain damage and/or death. This test is not performed on anyone with clinical signs or imaging suggestive of increased intracranial pressure.
- Transient leg numbness or tingling due to irritation of a nerve root by the needle.
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