lumbur punture

hi can anyone help me wen i had my lumbur punture done on tuesday the doctor explained to me that he had to releive pressure as it was to high , but he never gav a reason to why its been racking my brain , he asked if i suffer headaches which i hav had 4 years but put them down to migraines , what does this mean please can u help me understand

This came up in a post once before that I can remember, but I couldn’t remember the name of the condition that caused it so had to have a quick google. The thing that I’m thinking of is “idiopathic intracranial hypertension”. I know there are other causes of high pressure, but this might be worth looking at versus your symptoms? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic_intracranial_hypertension

Karen x