A systematic review and meta-analysis of factors affecting the outcome of the epidural blood patching in spontaneous intracranial hypotension

F Signorelli, VM Caccavella, M Giordano… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - Springer
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is an often misdiagnosed condition resulting
from non-iatrogenic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hypovolemia, typically secondary to spinal …

Clinical features, neuroimaging and treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension and magnetic resonance imaging evidence of blind epidural blood patch

CS Su, MY Lan, YY Chang, WC Lin, KT Liu - European neurology, 2009 - karger.com
Background and Purpose: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is an uncommon, but
not rare, cause of headache. We analyzed a series of patients with SIH and attempted to …

Early and delayed rebound intracranial hypertension following epidural blood patch in a case of spontaneous intracranial hypotension

E Jafari, M Karaminia, M Togha - Case Reports in Neurological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a secondary headache that has
been attributed to a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. It may resolve spontaneously or require …

Predictors of the treatment response of spontaneous intracranial hypotension to an epidural blood patch

MH Karm, JH Choi, D Kim, JY Park, HJ Yun, JH Suh - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is characterized by postural headache because
of low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and …

Treating spontaneous intracranial hypotension with an anesthetic modality: The role of the epidural blood patch

Z Masourou, N Papagiannakis, G Mantzikopoulos… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a rare syndrome characterized
by heterogeneity of presentation and prognosis, which can occasionally result in serious …

Thoracic epidural blood patch for spontaneous intracranial hypotension: case report and review of the literature

F Girgis, M Shing, S Duplessis - Turkish Neurosurgery, 2015 - neurosurgery.dergisi.org
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is caused by spinal leakage of cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF). Treatment is directed at sealing the site of leak, which is often difficult to localize …

Efficacy of epidural blood patching or surgery in spontaneous intracranial hypotension: a systematic review and evidence map

TJ Amrhein, JW Williams, L Gray… - American Journal …, 2023 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is an important cause of treatable
secondary headaches. Evidence on the efficacy of epidural blood patching and surgery for …

A novel technique of multiple-site epidural blood patch administration for the treatment of cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia

T Ohtonari, S Ota, N Nishihara, T Ota, Y Tanaka… - Journal of …, 2012 - thejns.org
Object An epidural blood patch (EBP) is a widely accepted standard procedure to treat CSF
hypovolemia, especially when the epidural CSF leak is detected by spinal MRI or CT …

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: Targeted or blind blood patch

KA Smith - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to determine the efficacy and optimal strategy for epidural blood
patch placement in the treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. We present a 37 …

Efficacy of epidural blood patch with fibrin glue additive in refractory headache due to intracranial hypotension: preliminary report

JJ Elwood, M Dewan, JM Smith, B Mokri, WD Mauck… - Springerplus, 2016 - Springer
Background Injection of fibrin glue mixed with blood into the epidural space to reliably and
effectively treat medically refractory orthostatic headache caused by spinal cerebrospinal …