title: Post dural puncture headache.
abstract: We describe the delayed diagnosis and management of a spinal headache following the use of a 24 g Sprotte needle, the results of a survey of spinal needle usage by physicians in the south west of England and a review of the prevention and management of postdural puncture headache.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Southampton General Hospital, England.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McSwiney
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects*