title: Pneumocephalus in a patient with no cerebrospinal fluid leakage after lumbar epidural block - a case report -.
abstract: Several complications are possible after a lumbar epidural block. However pneumocephalus are rare. In this case, we report a case of pneumocephalus. A 68-year-old male patient received lumbar epidural block with the loss of resistance technique using air, and after 35 minutes, apnea, unconsciousness, hypotension, and bradycardia occurred. Immediately, brain CT was done, and we found pneumocephalus. The patient complained of severe occipital headache and itchiness due to pneumocehalus. After conservative treatment, the patient recovered without neurologic complications, and on the seventh day of his hospitalization, he was discharged from the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeon Dong
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jae Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong Kwan
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Cheong
keywords: complication; epidural block; pneumocephalus; unconsciousness