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Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2/2012

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Bilateral interhemispheric subdural hematoma after accidental lumbar puncture and epidural blood patch

Authors: Manuel Ángel Gómez-Ríos, Laura Nieto-Serradilla

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 2/2012

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Excerpt

We read with interest the article of Demetriades et al. [1] concerning bilateral interhemispheric subdural hematoma after inadvertent lumbar puncture in a parturient. I congratulate them on the presentation of the case. Likewise, I would like to address the issue of the performing epidural blood patch (EBP) in the presence of subdural intracranial hematoma (SIH). The authors recommended EBP as one of the treatments of this complication. We should say it is risky to make this claim. …
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Metadata
Title
Bilateral interhemispheric subdural hematoma after accidental lumbar puncture and epidural blood patch
Authors
Manuel Ángel Gómez-Ríos
Laura Nieto-Serradilla
Publication date
01-08-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-012-2267-9

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