When should an epidural blood patch be performed in postlumbar puncture headache? A theoretical approach based on a cohort of 79 patients

Cephalalgia

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 523-527

  Vilming, Steinar T ^a,b,d   Kloster, R ^b,c   Sandvik, L ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blood patch; Headache; Low cerebrospinal fluid pressure; Lumbar puncture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADULT; BLOOD PATCH, EPIDURAL; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL PUNCTURE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244432436     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2005.00911.x     Document Type: Article

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