The Optimal Volume of Epidural Blood Patch in Treating Post-Dural Puncture Headache: a Mini-Review
, 2020 Post-dural puncture headache is the major morbidity after intentional or unintentional dural puncture procedure, with CSF leakage and subsequent decrease intracranial pressure.
Wan-Ting Chia, Chung-Ren Lin
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Blood patch for the treatment of post-dural puncture tinnitus
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2018 Audiometric disturbances are recognised as potential complications after spinal or epidural anaesthesia; however, incidences of tinnitus occur less frequently.
Wei Jia, Fiqry Fadhlillah
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Spontaneous intracranial hypotension in young and middle-aged patients with chronic subdual hematoma in Korea: three case reports [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and InjuryThis case series highlights chronic subdural hematoma in previously healthy young and middle-aged patients, where symptoms persisted despite initial surgical intervention.
Ae Ryoung Lee, Yun Suk Choi
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Fluoroscopy-guided caudal epidural blood patch for relieving post-dural puncture headache after lumbar spine surgery [PDF]
, 2016 ObjectiveEpidural blood patch is indicated to treat post-dural puncture headache (PDPH). When it was difficult to approach from lumbar area due to surgical wound or scar, we attempted to perform epidural blood patch from caudal hiatus.Case reportA 41 ...
Chen, I-Wen, Lin, Chien-Ming
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Postpartum spinal subdural hematoma: irrelevant epidural blood patch: a case report [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2016 We report a healthy patient with postpartum headache and neck stiffness which were diagnosed as symptoms of pseudoaneurysm of vertebral artery. She had received a Cesarean section under the spinal anesthesia, and complaint of headache and neck stiffness.
Won Joo Choe +7 more
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Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2018 Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is often secondary to an occult cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak in the neuroaxis. It is sometimes associated with chronic subdural hematomas (SDH). The authors present the case of a 61 year-old male who presented
Ronit Gilad +5 more
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Targeted Versus NonTargeted Epidural Blood Patch for Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Eur J NeurolBackground: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is characterized by CSF leakage leading to orthostatic headaches and neurological deficits. In some cases, it can be extremely severe to cause nausea, vomiting, and vertigo.
Palermo M +3 more
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Epidural blood patch for treatment of a large suboccipital pseudomeningocele
, 2017 Pseudomeningocele complication is a challenging and common neurosurgical problem. Posterior cranial fossa surgery is reported to have higher pseudomeningocele postoperative complication rates compared to supratentorial surgery.
Claudio De Tommasi, Emily A. Richardson
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Seizure During Epidural Blood Patch in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
, 2012 Intracranial hypotension is a syndrome characterized by orthostatic headache and low cerebrospinal fluid pressure. Epidural blood patch is likely to be the most effective therapy method in cases that conservative approaches are unsuccessful.
Uluduz, Derya +5 more
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Einstein (São Paulo)Mammoplasty is commonly performed under epidural anesthesia combined with intravenous sedation; however, this carries a risk of dural puncture and post-dural puncture headache.
Clara Sanches Bueno +4 more
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