Intracranial Hypertension Following Epidural Blood Patch in a Patient
With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 32(1); 2014 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2014;32(1): 30-33.

자발두개내압저하 환자에서 경막외혈액첩포술 후 발생한 두개내압상승

백설희, 우연선 박진우 김재겸 조경희

고려대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Intracranial Hypertension Following Epidural Blood Patch in a Patient With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

Seol-Hee Ba다

Department of Neurology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Epidural blood patch (EBP) is one of the treatments for spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), and its complications have rarely been reported. We report a patient with SIH and developed intracranial hypertension after EBP. The mechanism of rebound intracranial hypertension was uncertain. If the patient presented with a different type of headache or newly developed neurological symptoms after treatment of SIH, rebound intracranial hypertension should be considered and the proper treatment needed quickly. Key Words: Epidural blood patch, Intracranial hypotension, Intracranial hypertension