Epidural blood patch in Trendelenburg position pre-medicated with acetazolamide to treat spontaneous intracranial hypotension

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 715-719

  Ferrante, E ^a   Arpino, I ^a   Citterio, A ^a   Wetzl, R ^a   Savino, A ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetazolamide; Epidural blood patch; Headache; Spontaneous intracranial hypotension; Subdural hematoma; Trendelenburg position

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PATCH; BODY POSITION; CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTURAL HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SNEEZING; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRENDELENBURG POSITION;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PATCH, EPIDURAL; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; PREMEDICATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950909438     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02913.x     Document Type: Article

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