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Another cause of headache after epidural injection

Headache is a potential complication of epidural injection. We report a patient who developed headache 5 days after a lumbar epidural steroid injection, which was not related to the epidural procedure, but caused by Duloxetine induced hyponatremia. Antidepressant drug induced headache should be cons...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Anwari, Jamil S., Hazazi, Abdulaziz A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Riyadh : Armed Forces Hospital 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4727636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25864071
http://dx.doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2015.2.20140769
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Sumario:Headache is a potential complication of epidural injection. We report a patient who developed headache 5 days after a lumbar epidural steroid injection, which was not related to the epidural procedure, but caused by Duloxetine induced hyponatremia. Antidepressant drug induced headache should be considered in the differential diagnosis of post dural puncture headache.