Pneumocephalus After Dural Puncture During Epidural Analgesia: A Case Report
Lumbar epidural anesthesia commonly used to control post-operation pain. The ‘loss-ofresistance’ to air technique (LORA) generally engaged in the appreciation of the epidural space. One of the rare but serious side effects of this technique is pneumocephalus. We report a case of sudden frontal and p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2020-01-01
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| Series: | International Clinical Neuroscience Journal |
| Online Access: | http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/Neuroscience/article/download/28162/8 |
| Summary: | Lumbar epidural anesthesia commonly used to control post-operation pain. The ‘loss-ofresistance’ to air technique (LORA) generally engaged in the appreciation of the epidural space. One of the rare but serious side effects of this technique is pneumocephalus. We report a case of sudden frontal and parietal headache after a dural puncture during the performance of epidural analgesia using the LOR to air technique. Keywords: Epidural analgesia; ‘loss-of- resistance’ to air technique (LORA); Pneumocephalus; loss of consciousness; headache. |
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| ISSN: | 2383-1871 2383-2096 |