Treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension with continuous epidural saline infusion: A case report

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 711-715

  Kawasaki, Shiro ^a   Yamamoto, Yuji ^a   Sunami, Norio ^a   Suga, Masakazu ^a   Mizumatsu, Shinichiro ^a   Inoue, Takeshi ^a  

^a MATSUYAMA SHIMIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continuous epidural saline infusion; Postural headache; RI cisternography; Spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; PENTETATE INDIUM IN 113M; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CISTERNOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032878784     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Atkinson JLD, Weinshenker BG, Miller GM, Piepgras DG, Mokri B : Acquired Chiari I malformation secondary to spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leakage and chronic intracranial hypotension syndrome in seven cases. J Neurosurg 88:237-242, 1998
2. Baker CC : Headache due to spontaneous low spinal fluid pressure. Minn Med 66: 325-328, 1983
3. Baysinger CL, Menk EJ, Harte E, Middaugh R:The successful treatment of durai puncture headache after failed epidural blood patch. Anesth Analg 65 : 12421244, 1986
4. Beck CE, Rizk NW, Kiger LT, Spencer D, Hill L, Adler JR : Intracranial hypotension presenting with severe encephalopathy. J Neurosurg 89:470-473, 1998
5. Benamor M, Tainturier C, Graveleau P, Pierot L : Radionuclide cisternography in spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Clin Nucl Med 23 :150-151, 1998
6. Diamond S, Baltes BJ : Headache associated with low spinal fluid pressure syndrome. Illinois Medical Journal 144:560-561, 1973
7. Gaukroger PB, Brownridge P : Epidural blood patch in the treatment of spontaneous low CSF pressure headache. Pain 29:119-122, 1987
8. Gibson BE, Wedel DJ, Faust RJ, Petersen RC : Continuous epidural saline infusion for the treatment of low CSF pressure headache. Anesthesiology 68 : 789791, 1988
9. Gormley JB : Treatment of postspinal headache. Anesthesiology 21: 565-566, 1960 (Letter)
10. Rupp SM, Wilson CB : Treatment of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak with epidural blood patch. J Neurosurg 70:808-810, 1989
11. Schievink WI, Meyer FB, Atkinson JLD, Mokri B : Spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks and intracranial hypotension. J Neurosurg 84: 598-605, 1996
12. Schievink WI, Morreale VM, Atkinson JLD, Meyer FB, Piepgras DG, Ebersold MJ : Surgical treatment of spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks. J Neurosurg 88:243-246, 1998