Spontaneous intracranial hypotension after labor without spinal intervention

Albayram S., Tuzgen S., Guenduez A., Kilic F., Bas A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, cilt.15, sa.1, ss.91-93, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01994.x
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.91-93
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present a 29-year-old woman admitted with severe postural headache after spontaneous term labor. Lactation ceased for the duration of headache. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed dural thickening that is suggestive of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. CT-cisternography disclosed cervicodorsal dural leak. She was treated with a high-volume epidural blood patch (EBP) and her symptoms were relieved. Lactation returned to normal after EBP. She had normal findings on follow-up MRI examination at 6 months.