Early epidural blood patch in spontaneous intracranial hypotension
2004; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 63; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1212/01.wnl.0000144339.34733.e9
ISSN1526-632X
AutoresStéphane Berroir, B. Loisel, Anne Ducros, Monique Boukobza, Christophe Tzourio, Dominique Valade, Bousser Mg,
Tópico(s)Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
ResumoThirty patients with a typical orthostatic headache were treated by early lumbar epidural blood patch (EBP) without previously performing lumbar puncture or identifying a CSF leak and with or without typical MRI changes. A complete cure was obtained in 77% of patients after one (57%) or two (20%) EBPs. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension with typical orthostatic headache can be diagnosed without lumbar puncture and can be cured by early EBP in a majority of patients.
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