Objective. Spinal cord and peripheral neurostimulation techniques have been practiced
since 1967 for the relief of pain, and some techniques are also used for improvement in …

Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a common complication after inadvertent dural
puncture. Risks factors include female sex, young age, pregnancy, vaginal delivery, low …

Introduction Cerebrospinal fluid collection by lumbar puncture (LP) is performed in the
diagnostic workup of several neurological brain diseases. Reluctance to perform the …

The maternal and fetal effects of analgesia during labor and delivery are issues of concern
to patients, anesthesiologists, and obstetrical caregivers. Roughly 60 percent of women in …

Introduction Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) can follow unintentional dural puncture
during epidural techniques or intentional dural puncture during neuraxial procedures such …

Background This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in Issue 2, 2002. Dural
puncture is a common procedure, but leakage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the resulting …

Background Current treatment of postdural puncture headache includes epidural blood
patch (EBP), which is invasive and may result in rare but severe complications …

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension results from cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Currently,
the treatment of choice for spontaneous intracranial hypotension is the epidural blood patch …

BACKGROUND: Our aim in this multinational, multicenter, randomized, blinded trial was to
determine the optimum of 3 volumes of autologous blood for an epidural blood patch …

Abstract The 2009–12 MBRRACE-UK report highlighted the deaths of two women in whom
dural puncture had occurred during insertion of a labour epidural catheter. Despite suffering …