Arm pain as an unusual presentation of postdural puncture intracranial hypotension.
We report a case of a patient experiencing severe arm pain after dural puncture. This complication has not been reported previously. The patient was successfully treated with an epidural patch.
Schabel
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Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8480, USA.
Wang
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Glass
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D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017217:Blood Patch, Epidural; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D004388:Dura Mater; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D059408:Pain Management; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects; D016683:Supine Position
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine