Transforaminal Blood Patch for the Treatment of Chronic Headache from Intracranial Hypotension: A Case Report and Review

Bowden, Kirk; Wuollet, Adam; Patwardhan, Amol; J. Price, Theodore; LaWall, John; Annabi, Jeffery; J. Barker, Steven; Annabi, Emil

doi:10.1155/2012/923904

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Transforaminal Blood Patch for the Treatment of Chronic Headache from Intracranial Hypotension: A Case Report and Review

Published in Anesthesiology Research and Practice • Jul 18, 2011

Authors:

Kirk Bowden

Adam Wuollet

Amol Patwardhan

Abstract

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. ...

Subject

Medicine

Epidural blood patch

Headaches

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