Successful Treatment of Postcraniectomy Orthostatic Headache with Lumbar Epidural Blood Patches

Successful Treatment of Postcraniectomy Orthostatic Headache with Lumbar Epidural Blood Patches

Postcraniectomy orthostatic headache is a rare, but disabling, condition which can often interfere with patient rehabilitation. Previously, postsurgical CSF leaks have generally been managed with surgical repair. We present the case of a 32‐year‐old man with postcraniectomy orthostatic headache whic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Headache 2007-05, Vol.47 (5), p.730-733
Hauptverfasser: Oh, Kyungmi, Kim, Byung-Jo, Koh, Seong-Beom, Park, Kun-Woo, Lee, Dae-Hie
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Sprache:eng
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craniectomy
epidural blood patch
orthostatic headache
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Zusammenfassung:Postcraniectomy orthostatic headache is a rare, but disabling, condition which can often interfere with patient rehabilitation. Previously, postsurgical CSF leaks have generally been managed with surgical repair. We present the case of a 32‐year‐old man with postcraniectomy orthostatic headache which was successively managed with repeated lumbar epidural blood patches.
ISSN:0017-8748
1526-4610
DOI:10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00795_4.x