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Post‐dural puncture syndrome in an elderly patient with remote history of previous post‐dural puncture syndrome
Author(s) -
Kuczkowski K. M.,
Benumof J. L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2002.460822.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , post dural puncture headache , spinal anesthesia , anesthesia
History of previous post‐dural puncture syndrome (PDPS) is a strong risk factor for another PDPS when spinal anesthesia is readministered to these patients. We herein report a case to show that this general rule may still apply even after the passage of 50 years.