Unexplained fitting in three parturients suffering from postdural puncture headache

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 782-785

  Oliver, C D ^a,b   White, S A ^a,b  

^a WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, obstetric; Complications, convulsions; Complications, postdural puncture headache; Pharmacology, sumatriptan; Pharmacology, Synacthen

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFOTAXIME; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DIAZEPAM; ENOXAPARIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NIFEDIPINE; OXYTOCIN; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; PHENYTOIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SALBUTAMOL; SUMATRIPTAN; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABOR PAIN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGITIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CASE REPORT; COSYNTROPIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; SEIZURES; SPINAL PUNCTURE; SUMATRIPTAN;

EID: 0036840915     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/89.5.782     Document Type: Article

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