A 23-yr-old primagravida sustained a dural puncture during epidural catheter insertion and developed a headache that settled with oral diclofenac and codydramol. On the third day after delivery, she convulsed twice without warning. As plasma urate was increased, the putative diagnosis of an eclamptic fit was made, and magnesium therapy was started. A contrast CT scan revealed that the cause of ...

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TUDY DESIGN: Data for 95 women with headache 24 hours after elivery from 2000-2005 were reviewed retrospectively. Maternal asessment included an evaluation for benign and serious causes of eadache that included preeclampsia, dural puncture, and neurologic esions. Neurologic imaging were performed on the basis of initial eurologic findings and clinical course. Outcomes that were studied ncluded ...

BACKGROUND Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is the most frequent complication of procedures associated with dural puncture for spinal anesthesia or following accidental dural puncture during epidural anesthesia. Since invasive treatments have known complications, pharmacologic management may be preferable. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the efficacy of theophylline and Ace...

A 29-YR-OLD healthy parturient developed positional frontoparietalheadacheafteraccidentalduralpuncture during attempted placement of an epidural catheter. The headache improved with hydration, bed rest, and analgesics. However, it persisted (without postural component) at the 2week interval. Neurologic examination was normal. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the presence of bilateral frontopar...

BACKGROUND: Post-dural puncture headache is a symptom often found in post-operative patients who receive spinal anesthesia. Therefore, therapy to reduce patient complaints becomes comparison find the best alternative for action. This case discusses post-dural risk factors post-cesarean section and sphenopalatine ganglion block as an pain intervention. CASE PRESENTATION: The 26-year-old woman, G...

Corresponding author: Eun-Ju Kim, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, 576-31, Sinam-dong, Dong-gu, Daegu 701-600, Korea. Tel: 82-53-940-7434, Fax: 82-53-954-7417, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3....