EARLY ONSET POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE: A CASE REPORT

Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 10

Abstract

  Post-dural punture headache is known to occur within three days in ninety percent of patients. However early onset is very rare. Hence we report a case of early onset postdural puncture headache with a 26G Quincke’s needle occuring within 1 hour of subarachnoid block.

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Sridhar C. B, Shoba K

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  • EP ID EP164045
  • DOI 10.14260/jemds/2015/240
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Sridhar C. B, Shoba K (2015).  EARLY ONSET POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE: A CASE REPORT. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, 4(10), 1699-1701. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-164045