title: Post-myelogram headache--physiological or psychological?
abstract: Psychological aspects of post-lumbar puncture headache have hitherto received little attention. A hundred consecutive patients admitted for elective myelography were studied. Post-myelogram headache was assessed by an independent observer and found to be strongly associated with normality of the test (P less than 0.001). Psychological testing showed a trend between Hospital Anxiety Depression score and normality of myelogram as well as development of headache, although this did not achieve statistical significance. This study suggested that there is a large psychological as well as organic component to post-myelogram headache.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maynard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anslow
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McPherson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Northover
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D011187:Posture; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects