J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2014 Feb;32(1):30-33.

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

• Baek SH
• Woo YS
• Park JW
• Kim JG
• Cho KH

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.

Keyword

Epidural blood patch; Intracranial hypotension; Intracranial hypertension

MeSH Terms

Blood Patch, Epidural*
Headache
Humans
Intracranial Hypertension*
Intracranial Hypotension*