The retrospective study on the factors affecting the therapeutic effect of epidural blood patch in the spontaneous intracranial hypotensio
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Registration Number
- KCT0000904
- Lead Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria were patients (1) who were hospitalized due to symptomatic SIH in neurologic department, (2) consulted for epidural blood patch and underwent EBP under fluoroscopy, (3) had positive radioisotope cisternographic finding, and (4) were discharged with significant improvement of symptom.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria were (1) incomplete medical records like absence of pre- and post-procedural pain score and initial CSF opening pressure and (2) absence of formal reports of RI cisternography.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the number of epidural blood patches
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the location and number of CSF leak on RI cisternography