Lumbosacral meningismus complicating subdural injection of "blood patch": case report.
The published literature suggests that the technique of epidural "blood patch" injection is both safe and effective for the treatment and prevention of headache after spinal puncture. However, a case is reported in which the complications following a "blood patch" outweighed the disability and discomfort produced by the headache itself. The etiology is believed to have been inadvertent injection of blood into the subarachnoid space.
D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D001769:Blood; D004824:Epidural Space; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects*