P2-024: PRE- AND POST-ANXIETY AND PAIN RATINGS FOLLOWING REPEAT LUMBAR PUNCTURE

A lumbar puncture (LP) is an invasive medical procedure commonly performed as a means of collecting cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic or research purposes, and in more recent years, as a way of delivering medications into the thecal space to treat various CNS conditions. While improved methods and technology have reduced the chance of incurring post-LP complications or symptoms such as low-pressure headache, patients generally remain anxious...