Your health care provider may prescribe mild pain medications for relief, but he will not want to mask neurologic signs with strong pain medications. With increased intracranial pressure neurologic deficits are common.
Why the test is performed:
This test or procedure is performed to measure the intracranial pressure and determine if you are at risk for developing injury from increased intracranial pressure. It is also meant to provide a sterile access for draining excess CSF.
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