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Clinical Trial
. 1968 Dec 14;4(5632):677-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5632.677.

Vasopressin in prevention of lumbar puncture headache

H Aziz, J Pearce, E Miller
Clinical Trial

Vasopressin in prevention of lumbar puncture headache

H Aziz et al. Br Med J. .

Abstract

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.

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