Treatment outcomes in spontaneous intracranial hypotension: Do epidural blood patches stop the leaks?

Pain Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-302

  Diaz, James H ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural blood patch; Head; Headache; Pain; Postdural puncture; Postural; Spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHI SQUARE TEST; CISTERNOGRAPHY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPONTANEOUS INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18244393747     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2004.04405.x     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Sugano K, Goto K, Hatori T, Hattori T, Tanaka S, Mizuno Y. Clinical and neuroradiological features of spontaneous intracranial hypotension: report of two cases. Brain Nerve. 1999;51: 345-348.
2. Asakura M, Tanno M, Nagai R, Koike T, Murata K. Evaluation of epidural blood patch in the treatment of two cases of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Jpn J Anesthesiol. 1998;47: 1243-1245.
3. Diaz JH. Epidemiology and outcome of postural headache management in spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Reg Anes Pain Med. 2001;26: 582-587.
4. Weitz SR, Drasner K. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: a series. Anesthesiology. 1996;85: 923-925.
5. Benzon HT, Nemickas R, Molloy RE, Ahmad S, Melen O, Cohen B. Lumbar and thoracic epidural blood injections to treat spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Anesthesiology. 1996;85: 920-922.
6. Kinoshita Y, Terashita T, Terada T, Nakai K, Ikakura T. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension with severe headache and typical neuroradiological findings: report of two cases. Neurol Surg. 1997;25: 437-442.
7. Kawasaki S, Yamamoto Y, Sunami N, Suga M, Mizumatsu S, Inoue T. Treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension with continuous epidural saline infusion: a case report. Brain Nerve. 1999;51: 711-715.
8. O'Leary DH, de la Monte S. Weekly clinicopathological exercises: case 2-1998: a 50-year-old woman with increasing headache and a left abducens nerve palsy. N Engl J Med. 1998; 338: 180-188.
9. Hungs M, Schoen SW, Topper R, Noth J. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: a rare cause of chronic headache. Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr. 1999;67: 387-390.
10. Ihara M, Yanagihara C, Nishimura Y. A case of spontaneous intracranial hypotension successfully treated with an epidural blood patch. Clin Neurol. 1998;38: 838-842.
11. Kamada M, Fujita Y, Ishii R, Endoh S. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension successfully treating by epidural patching with fibrin glue. Headache. 2000;40: 844-847.
12. Apte RS, Bartek W, Mello A, Haq A. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Am J Ophthalmol. 1999;127: 482-485.
13. Spelle L, Boulin A, Tainturier C, Visot A, Graveleau P, Pierot L. Neuroimaging features of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Neuroradiology. 2001;43: 622-627.
14. Chiapparini L, Farina L, D'Incerti L, et al. Spinal radiological findings in nine patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Neuroradiology. 2002;44: 143-150.
15. Ly JN, DeSilva SJ, Brazier D. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Australas Radiol. 1999;43: 548-550.
16. O'Carroll CP, Brant-Zawadzki M. The syndrome of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Cephalalgia. 1999;19: 80-87.
17. Quinones-Tapia D, Pardo J, Serrano JM, Anciones V, Lopez-Ibor L. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: use of enhanced MRI. Neuroradiology. 2000;42: 529-531.
18. Pleasure SJ, Abosch A, Friedman J, et al. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension resulting in stupor caused by diencephalic compression. Neurology. 1998;50: 1854-1857.
19. Franco E, Gil-Peralta A, Saunas E, Perez-Errazquin F, Garzon F. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Rev Neurol. 1999;29: 1038-1040.
20. Waguri N, Tomita M, Hayatsu K, Okamoto K, Shimoji K. Epidural blood patch for treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2002;46: 747-750.
21. Tomokiyo M, Nishihara K, Nakazawa K. A case of subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. No Shinkei Geka. 2002;30: 847-851.
22. Binder DK, Dillon WP, Fishman RA, Schmidt MH. Intrathecal saline infusion in the treatment of obtundation associated with spontaneous intracranial hypotension: technical case report. Neurosurgery. 2002;51: 836-837.
23. Nakajima M, Hirano T, Sasamoto N, Uyama E, Mita S, Uchino M. A case of spontaneous intracranial without any history of positional headache. Brain Nerve. 2002;54: 991-995.
24. Mikawa S, Ebina T. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension complicating subdural hematoma: unilateral oculomotor nerve palsy caused by epidural blood patch. No Shinkei Geka. 2001;29: 747-753.
25. Brady-McCreery KM, Speidel S, Hussein MA, Coats DK. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension with unique strabismus due to third and fourth cranial neuropathies. Binocul Vis Strabismus Q. 2002;17: 43-48.
26. Murakami M, Morikawa K, Matsuno A, Kaneda K, Nagashima T. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension associated with bilateral subdural hematomas: case report. Neurol Med Chirugica. 2000;40: 484-488.
27. Horton JC, Fishman RA. Neurovisual findings in the syndrome of spontaneous intracranial hypotension from dural cerebrospinal fluid leak. Ophthalmology. 1994;101: 244-251.
28. Rando TA, Fishman RA. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: Report of two cases and review of the literature. Neurology. 1992;42: 481-487.
29. Hughson W. A note on the relationship of cerebrospinal and intralabyrinthrine pressures. Am J Physiol. 1932;101: 396-407.
30. Schaffartzik W, Hirsch J, Frickmann F, Kuhly P, Ernst A. Hearing loss after spinal and general anesthesia: a comparative study. Anesth Analg. 2000;91: 1466-1472.
31. Wang LP. Sudden bilateral hearing loss after spinal anesthesia: a case report. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 1986; 30: 412-413.
32. Thomke F, Bredel-Geissler A, Mika-Gruttner A, et al. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome: clinical, neurological and cerebrospinal fluid findings. Nervenarzt. 1999;70: 909-915.
33. Davenport RJ, Chataway SJ, Warlow CP. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension from a CSF leak in a patient with Marfan's syndrome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1995; 59: 516-519.
34. Fishman RA, Dillon WP. Dural enhancement and cerebral displacement secondary to intracranial hypotension. Neurology. 1993;43: 609-611.
35. Blank SC, Shakir RA. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: clinical and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1997;99: 199-204.
36. Olsen KS. Epidural blood patch in the treatment of postlumbar puncture headache. Pain. 1987;30: 293-301.
37. Gaukroger PB, Brownridge P. Epidural blood patch in the treatment of spontaneous low CSF pressure headache. Pain. 1987;29: 119-122.
38. Marcelis J, Silberstein SD. Spontaneous low cerebrospinal fluid pressure headache. Headache. 1990;30: 192-196.
39. Murros K, Fogelholm K. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension with slit ventricles. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1983;46: 1149-1151.
40. Gibson BE, Wedel DJ, Faust RJ, Petersen RC. Continuous epidural saline infusion for the treatment of low CSF pressure headache. Anesthesiology. 1988;68: 789-791.