Post-dural puncture syndrome in an elderly patient with remote history of previous post-dural puncture syndrome.
History of previous post-dural puncture syndrome (PDPS) is a strong risk factor for another PDPS when spinal anesthesia is readministered to these patients. We herein report a case to show that this general rule may still apply even after the passage of 50 years.
Kuczkowski
K M
KM
Department of Anesthesiology and Reproductive Medicine, University of California San Diego, CA 92103-8770, USA. kkuczkowski@ucsd.edu
Benumof
J L
JL
D000368:Aged; D017217:Blood Patch, Epidural; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans