Procedural predictors of epidural blood patch efficacy in spontaneous intracranial hypotension

GL Pagani-Estévez, JK Cutsforth-Gregory… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2019 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and objective Epidural blood patch (EBP) is a safe and effective treatment for
spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), but clinical and procedural variables that …

A two-level large-volume epidural blood patch protocol for spontaneous intracranial hypotension: retrospective analysis of risk and benefit

R Martin, C Louy, V Babu, Y Jiang, A Far… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2020 - rapm.bmj.com
Background We report a retrospective analysis of a two-level, variable-volume epidural
blood patch (EBP) technique for the treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension …

Lumbar epidural blood patch: effectiveness on orthostatic headache and MRI predictive factors in 101 consecutive patients affected by spontaneous intracranial …

V Levi, NE Di Laurenzio, A Franzini, I Tramacere… - Journal of …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Although epidural blood patch (EBP) is considered the gold-standard treatment
for drug-resistant orthostatic headache in spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), no …

Two-site blind epidural blood patch versus targeted epidural blood patch in spontaneous intracranial hypotension

C Ahn, E Lee, JW Lee, CG Chee, Y Kang… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), caused by CSF leaks, can trigger headaches,
and is treated using epidural blood patch (EBP) procedures. We aimed to determine the …

Epidural blood patching in spontaneous intracranial Hypotension—Do we really seal the Leak?

EI Piechowiak, B Aeschimann, L Häni… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Epidural blood patch (EBP) is a minimally invasive treatment for spontaneous
intracranial hypotension (SIH). Follow-up after EBP primarily relies on clinical presentation …

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 …

Epidural blood patch as a diagnostic and therapeutic intervention in spontaneous intracranial hypotension: a novel approach to management

MJ Davies, MA Davies, R Sharpe, D Cordato… - World neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) remains a diagnostic and therapeutic
challenge. Nonspecific clinical features and a reluctance to treat without confirmatory …

Targeted epidural blood patch treatment for refractory spontaneous intracranial hypotension in China

FF He, L Li, MJ Liu, TD Zhong… - … Surgery Part B: Skull …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Objective An epidural blood patch (EBP) is the mainstay of treatment for refractory
spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). We evaluated the treatment efficacy of targeted …

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 …

Factors predicting response to the first epidural blood patch in spontaneous intracranial hypotension

JW Wu, SS Hseu, JL Fuh, JF Lirng, YF Wang, WT Chen… - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension results from cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Currently,
the treatment of choice for spontaneous intracranial hypotension is the epidural blood patch …