Rebound intracranial hypertension: a complication of epidural blood patching for intracranial hypotension.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Rebound intracranial hypertension is a complication of epidural blood patching for treatment of intracranial hypotension characterized by increased intracranial pressure, resulting in potentially severe headache, nausea, and vomiting. Because the symptoms of rebound intracranial hypertension may bear some similarity to those of intracranial hypotension and literature reports of rebound intracranial hypertension are limited, it may be mistaken for refractory intracranial hypotension, leading to inappropriate management. This clinical report of 9 patients with confirmed rebound intracranial hypertension reviews the clinical characteristics of patients with this condition, emphasizing factors that can be helpful in discriminating rebound intracranial hypertension from refractory spontaneous intracranial hypotension, and discusses treatment.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kranz, PG; Amrhein, TJ; Gray, L
Published Date
- June 2014
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 35 / 6
Start / End Page
- 1237 - 1240
PubMed ID
- 24407273
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC7965157
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1936-959X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.3174/ajnr.A3841
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States