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Use of epidural blood patch in treating chronic headache: report of six cases.

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Parris, WC
Published in: Can J Anaesth
July 1987

Chronic headaches are difficult problems to manage effectively. A select group of six patients with headache symptoms (throbbing headaches, located in the frontal or occipital areas; aggravated by ambulation and relieved by recumbency) resembling post-dural puncture headache received epidural blood patches using autologous blood for their chronic headaches. Five of the six patients obtained effective and sustained pain relief. All of the patients had received placebo injections with normal saline in the paraspinous muscles, without effect. The mechanism of action of the blood patch in these patients is unclear. It is possible that the headache may have been caused by a low pressure cerebrospinal fluid state, due to an unknown anatomical or physiological defect of the ventriculo-spinal system. Further studies are needed to evaluate this treatment modality.

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Can J Anaesth

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ISSN

0832-610X

Publication Date

July 1987

Volume

34

Issue

4

Start / End Page

403 / 406

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Injections, Epidural
  • Humans
  • Headache
  • Female
  • Chronic Disease
  • Blood Transfusion, Autologous
  • Anesthesiology
  • Adult
 

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Parris, W. C. (1987). Use of epidural blood patch in treating chronic headache: report of six cases. Can J Anaesth, 34(4), 403–406. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03010144
Parris, W. C. “Use of epidural blood patch in treating chronic headache: report of six cases.Can J Anaesth 34, no. 4 (July 1987): 403–6. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03010144.
Parris, W. C. “Use of epidural blood patch in treating chronic headache: report of six cases.Can J Anaesth, vol. 34, no. 4, July 1987, pp. 403–06. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/BF03010144.
Parris WC. Use of epidural blood patch in treating chronic headache: report of six cases. Can J Anaesth. 1987 Jul;34(4):403–406.
Journal cover image

Published In

Can J Anaesth

DOI

ISSN

0832-610X

Publication Date

July 1987

Volume

34

Issue

4

Start / End Page

403 / 406

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Injections, Epidural
  • Humans
  • Headache
  • Female
  • Chronic Disease
  • Blood Transfusion, Autologous
  • Anesthesiology
  • Adult