Symptomatic Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Caused by a Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak at the <scp>C1</scp> – <scp>C2</scp> Level of the Spine Sealed With an Epidural Blood Patch—Case Series and Review of Literature
SIH is a very rare and frequently misdiagnosed condition. Administration of EBP at the C1-2 level of the spine is troublesome; therefore, it should be performed under guidance of computed tomography. All three patients were discharged symptom free within 24-72 h.
Authors
- Grzegorz Turek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0609-5819)
- Mateusz Ząbek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-6832)
- Adrian Drożdż (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5321-7743)
- Paweł Obierzyński
- Ivan Afonin
- Mirosław Ząbek
Institutions
- Institute of Cardiology (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pain Practice
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.70139
- Primary Topic
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00