Treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension with epidural blood patch: Is a complex approach necessary or better than a simple one?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1207-1209

  Couch, J R ^a   Persson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

BED REST; BLOOD PATCH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CISTERNOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EDITORIAL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; POSTURAL HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BLOOD PATCH, EPIDURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION;

EID: 84867527012     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02753.x     Document Type: Editorial

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