Transforaminal Blood Patch for the Treatment of Chronic Headache from Intracranial Hypotension : A Case Report and Review
Joint Authors
Lawall, John
Bowden, Kirk
Patwardhan, Amol
Wuollet, Adam
Annabi, Emil
Barker, Steven
Annabi, Jeffery
Price, Theodore J.
Source
Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This case report describes the successful treatment of chronic headache from intracranial hypotension with bilateral transforaminal (TF) lumbar epidural blood patches (EBPs).
The patient is a 65-year-old male with chronic postural headaches.
He had not had a headache-free day in more than 13 years.
Conservative treatment and several interlaminar epidural blood patches were previously unsuccessful.
A transforaminal EBP was performed under fluoroscopic guidance.
Resolution of the headache occurred within 5 minutes of the procedure.
After three months without a headache the patient had a return of the postural headache.
A second transforaminal EBP was performed again with almost immediate resolution.
The patient remains headache-free almost six months from the time of first TF blood patch.
This is the first published report of the use of transforaminal epidural blood patches for the successful treatment of a headache lasting longer than 3 months.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bowden, Kirk& Wuollet, Adam& Patwardhan, Amol& Price, Theodore J.& Lawall, John& Annabi, Jeffery…[et al.]. 2011. Transforaminal Blood Patch for the Treatment of Chronic Headache from Intracranial Hypotension : A Case Report and Review. Anesthesiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508448
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bowden, Kirk…[et al.]. Transforaminal Blood Patch for the Treatment of Chronic Headache from Intracranial Hypotension : A Case Report and Review. Anesthesiology Research and Practice No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508448
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bowden, Kirk& Wuollet, Adam& Patwardhan, Amol& Price, Theodore J.& Lawall, John& Annabi, Jeffery…[et al.]. Transforaminal Blood Patch for the Treatment of Chronic Headache from Intracranial Hypotension : A Case Report and Review. Anesthesiology Research and Practice. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508448
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508448