PDPH is a type of headache that occur following procedures, such as spinal anaesthesia and lumbar puncture, involving puncture of dura matter. This type of headache is characterised typically by a throbbing frontal pain, although it can occur elsewhere in the head and neck, and is relieved by lying flat which indicates that it has a postural component.
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