title: Blood patch therapy for spontaneous intracranial hypotension: safe performance after epidurography in an unconscious patient.
abstract: Epidurography was useful for identifying the epidural space and determining the likely spread of an epidural blood patch in an unconscious patient with spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan. YIB01174@nifty.ne.jp
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terajima
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Mao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D017217:Blood Patch, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019585:Intracranial Hypotension / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids; C033300:iotrolan