title: Epidural Blood Patch Performed for Severe Intracranial Hypotension Following Lumbar Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage for Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery. Retrospective Series and Literature Review.
abstract: Intracranial hypotension (IH) can occur following lumbar drainage for clipping of an intracranial aneurysm. We observed 3 cases of IH, which were all successfully treated by epidural blood patch (EBP). Herein, the authors report our cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tanweer
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kalhorn
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jamaal T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Snell
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Taylor A
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7276-3021
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Bryan A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lieber
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Paul P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sutin
keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid leakage; Epidural blood patch; Intracranial aneurysm; Intracranial hypotension