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2023 Feb 03


World Neurosurg

Continuous epidural saline infusion for the treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension.

Authors

Onuma K, Yanaka K, Nakamura K, Takahashi N, Tajima K, Watanabe D, Ishikawa E
World Neurosurg. 2023 Feb 03.
PMID: 36739897.

Abstract

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is an increasingly recognized cause of orthostatic headache but treatment strategies remain controversial. The epidural blood patch (EBP) is a well-known and widely used treatment in patients with conservative treatment-resistant SIH but symptoms may not improve even after multiple EBPs and resistant patients suffer from a lack of appropriate treatment options. Therefore, this study assessed the safety and efficacy of continuous epidural saline infusion (CESI) for SIH treatment.