| Abstract | We report 2 very unusual cases of thunderclap headache complicating minimally invasive medical procedures. In the first case headache developed as the consequence of a pneumocephalus caused by an inadvertent intrathecal puncture during oxygen-ozone therapy for lumbar disk herniation. The second case involved intracranial hypotension, caused by the persistence of the needle, used for epidural anesthesia, and then penetrated in the subarachnoid space. |
| Authors | Flavio Devetag Chalaupka, Giorgio Caneve, Michela Mauri, Giuseppe Zaiotti |
| Journal | Headache
(Headache)
Vol. 47
Issue 2
Pg. 293-5
(Feb 2007)
ISSN: 0017-8748 United States |
| PMID | 17300374
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Letter)
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| Topics |
- Adult
- Headache Disorders, Primary
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Humans
- Injections, Epidural
(adverse effects)
- Injections, Spinal
(adverse effects)
- Intervertebral Disk Displacement
(therapy)
- Intracranial Hypotension
(complications, etiology)
- Male
- Pneumocephalus
(complications, etiology)
- Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
(adverse effects)
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