Differentiating the headache of cerebral venous thrombosis from post-dural puncture: A headache for anaesthesiologists

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare complication of lumbar puncture. Occasionally, the clinical picture of CVT may mimic post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) resulting in delayed diagnosis. A case of PDPH progressing to CVT is presented and the pathophysiology, diagnostic challenges and manage...

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Autores principales: Sherfudeen, Khaja Mohideen, Ramasamy, Gurumoorthi, Kaliannan, Senthil Kumar, Dammalapati, Pavan Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4870950/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27212724
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.181609
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Sumario:Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare complication of lumbar puncture. Occasionally, the clinical picture of CVT may mimic post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) resulting in delayed diagnosis. A case of PDPH progressing to CVT is presented and the pathophysiology, diagnostic challenges and management options discussed in this article.

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