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Epidural blood patch at C2: diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension.

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension in a 37-year-old man with intractable headaches was diagnosed on MR imaging. A generous CSF leak was identified at C2 on CT myelography. Successful treatment was performed with CT-guided blood patch at the leakage site after the patient had failed 2 lumbar blood patches. Imaging-guided precise placement of the blood patch is safe and recommended when a lumbar blood patch away from the leakage site could be ineffective.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: Ansaar Rai, Charles Rosen, Jeffrey Carpenter, Vincent Miele

Institution: West Virginia University

Language: English

Topic: Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2103928345

FWCI: 2.354

Cites: 12

Cited by: 58

Related to: 10