Adrenocorticotropic hormone infusion as a novel treatment for postdural puncture headache

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 432-434

  Kshatri, Atulkumar M ^a   Foster, Patrick A ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); Epidural analgesia; Low pressure spinal headache; Postdural puncture headache; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CAFFEINE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFUSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0030798754     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-7339(97)80029-6     Document Type: Article

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