Abstract
Spinal anesthesia (SA) is becoming increasingly popular among pediatric anesthetists.
Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) has been reported in children. PDPH generally spontaneously
resolves within a few days with bed rest and nonopioid analgesics, but it may last
for several days. If the symptoms persist, an epidural blood patch is considered as
an effective treatment. We describe the successful use of an epidural saline patch
in a 10 year-old child with PDPH who did not respond to conservative treatment.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
July 20,
2012
Received in revised form:
July 2,
2012
Received:
April 30,
2012
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© 2012 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
