Low-Pressure Hydrocephalus and Shunt Malfunction Following a Lumbar Puncture in an Adult Reversed by an Epidural Blood Patch

BACKGROUND: Low-pressure hydrocephalus (LPH) is a relatively rare condition, and its presentation is similar to the classically seen high-pressure hydrocephalus, with headaches, cranial nerve dysfunction, ataxia, and disturbances of consciousness. Cerebral cerebrospinal fluid loss in the presence of...

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Autores principales: Vilela, Marcelo D., Pedrosa, Hugo AS., Mesquita, Braulio F., Horiguchi, Claudia L.F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7377781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32712403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.134

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7377781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32712403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.134

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