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Large Volume Blood Patch to Multiple Sites in the Epidural Space through a Single Catheter Access Site for Treatment of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
... large-volume blood patches to multiple sites in the epidural space through a single- catheter access site were performed for the treatment of ...prior blood patch procedures with a ...
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Efficacy of the epidural blood patch for the treatment of post lumbar puncture headache BLOPP: A randomised, observer-blind, controlled clinical trial [ISRCTN 71598245]
... Different prophylactic measures such as: small needle size, the use of Sprotte's needle, reinsertion of the stylet before withdrawing the needle, and direction of the brevel perpendicular to the dura, have all been shown ...
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Transforaminal epidural blood patch for intractable spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak: a case report
... Epidural blood patch (EBP) is a recognized treatment for spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak ...as blood does not spread sufficiently to the leakage ...dispersing blood to the ventral ...
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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Treated with a Targeted CT-Guided Epidural Blood Patch
... of blood for patching the cervical leak is difficult to achieve with a lumbar ...blind blood patch was successful in only 52% of the patients, the targeted EBP achieved a success rate of ...
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Epidural blood patch for refractory low CSF pressure headache: a pilot study
... Treatment of low CSF pressure headache consists of non-invasive/conservative strategies and/or invasive mea- sures with epidural blood patch providing the cornerstone of the invasive measures. Although no ...
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Clinical Status of Patients with Cerebrospinal Fluid Hypovolemia Treated with an Epidural Blood Patch
... Although acquired CSF leaks can be caused by head or spine injury, surgery, infection or tumor, spontaneous leaks are also common. A CSF leak can be identified by radioisotope cisternography and CT myelography in ...
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Repeat epidural blood patch at the level of unintentional dural puncture and its neurologic complications: a case report
... epidural blood patch (AEBP), in which blood is injected into the epidural space; this may alleviate symptoms by causing continued tamponade [3], adhering to the dural sac for an extended period of ...
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Diagnostic lumbar puncture. Comparative study between 22–gauge pencil point and sharp bevel needle
... Patients were asked about previous headache symptoms and pain provoked by puncture. One week after the lumbar puncture all patients were interviewed by telephone about occurrence and type of headache, headache intensity, ...
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MR Myelography for Identification of Spinal CSF Leak in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
... leaks detected on CTM, 2 had a disk herniation likely resulting in a dural tear; the third patient had marfanoid features and leak attributable to dural ectasia. All 6 patients with leaks detected only on MRM had ...
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<p>Targeted Epidural Blood Patches Under Fluoroscopic Guidance For Incidental Durotomies Related To Spine Surgeries: A Case Series</p>
... the blood patch close to the site of CSF leak in the L5-S1 area and to avoid going through the large pseudo- meningocele located posterior to L5-S1 level of spine, we elected to enter the epidural space via ...
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Standardizing Management of Post Dural Puncture Headache in Obstetric Patients: A Literature Review
... The thought behind using conservative therapy to treat PDPH is that the symptoms can be treated until the dural defect heals on its own. Many articles quote that >85% of PDPH will resolve on its own without treatment. ...
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CT Fluoroscopy–Guided Blood Patching of Ventral CSF Leaks by Direct Needle Placement in the Ventral Epidural Space Using a Transforaminal Approach
... This technique should be considered when treating patients with a CSF leak arising from the ventral dural surface, particularly in cases refractory to con- ventional blood patch methods. In these patients, ...
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Review Article Post Dural Puncture Headache
... Various pharmacological and interventional meas- ures are available to treat PDPH but still the most important measure is its prevention. Novel alternative therapy like Sumatriptan and adrenocorticortico hormone require ...
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The benefits of radiological imaging for postoperative orthostatic headache: a case report
... Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), which is characterized by spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage, has an incidence of 5 cases per 100,000 people each year [1]. Its most common symptom is an ortho- ...
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Double-Elliptical Shaped Miniaturized Micro Strip Patch Antenna for Ultra-Wide Band Applications
... Elliptical patch with slots of circular arcs at different locations was used along with frequency selective surface superstrate ...Elliptical patch slotted with single circular arc was tried by another ...
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STUDY OF H- SHAPED ANTENNA FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF RESONANCE FREQUENCY
... of patch antenna. Nowadays patch antennas with high permittivity sintered material substrates are used for GPS automotive ...the patch should increase proportionally with patch ...of ...
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Original Article In vitro and in vivo blood compatibility evaluation of a novel Chinese valved bovine pericardium patch
... In blood routine analysis, RBC count and HGB content represent the hemorrhage volume and the degree of hemocyte damage during opera- ...need blood transfusion after ...pericardium patch and ...
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A Novel Method For Enhancing Gain Of Microstrip Antenna
... Abstract: Microstrip antennas are very popular in recent decades due to its small size, low cost, light weight, and easy fabrication. This antenna has many useful characteristics like thin profile, both linear and ...
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Summary and application analysis of clinical herniorrhaphy mesh materials
... XenMatrixTM patch by Brennen in the United States and SurgiMendTM graft by Cook Surgical in the United States are two kinds of XenMatrixTM graft and SurgiMendTM ...
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Performance of a Rectangular microstrip patch antenna on different dimensions
... Abstract -The sizes and weights of various wireless electronic systems (e.g. mobile handsets) have rapidly reduced due to the development of modern integrated circuit technology. A Microstrip antenna (MSA) is well suited ...
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