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British Journal of Anaesthesia 2006 96(5):668-669; doi:10.1093/bja/ael061
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Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: a recent indication for epidural blood patch

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Editor—We report the efficacy of a single lumbar blood patch, in spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). SIH is characterized by intense headache leading to neurological referral. Diagnosis is mainly clinical, but magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows specific features. If the usual therapy fails, treatment with an epidural blood patch can be effective.

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M.-L. Buguet-Brown1,*, Y. Le Gulluche1, A. Vichard1, T. De Greslan1, F. Olive2 and Y. Diraison1

1Paris, France
2Bordeaux, France

*E-mail: mayaleruyet@yahoo.fr


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