Does lumbar puncture take cerebrospinal fluid hurt?


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Generally speaking, lumbar puncture is a relatively simple operation in neurology, and it is also one of the four major punctures in the internal medicine system. The operation is not particularly complicated, and the patient's pain is not particularly obvious. There is no need to worry too much. There may be a little pain when anesthesia is given. If the nerve root is touched during the puncture process, it may also show transient discharge pain in the lower limbs. Generally, it is not a problem. Most patients can tolerate it. Lumbar puncture is a very important operation in neurology, and cerebrospinal fluid testing is also of great significance for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of diseases, such as infectious diseases of the central nervous system, and can distinguish between viral and bacterial infections, and for tuberculous meningitis.