1.Epidural Blood Patch Performed for Severe Intracranial Hypotension Following Lumbar Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage for Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery. Retrospective Series and Literature Review.
Omar TANWEER ; Stephen P KALHORN ; Jamaal T SNELL ; Taylor A WILSON ; Bryan A LIEBER ; Nitin AGARWAL ; Paul P HUANG ; Kenneth M SUTIN
Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery 2015;17(4):318-323
Intracranial hypotension (IH) can occur following lumbar drainage for clipping of an intracranial aneurysm. We observed 3 cases of IH, which were all successfully treated by epidural blood patch (EBP). Herein, the authors report our cases.
Blood Patch, Epidural*
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Cerebrospinal Fluid*
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Drainage*
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Intracranial Aneurysm*
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Intracranial Hypotension*
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Retrospective Studies*
Result Analysis
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