Postdural Puncture Headache in Multiple Sclerosis; What Shall We Do Now? Case Report

Potential effects of epidural pressure changes caused by epidural blood patch applications are important due to their interference with axonal conduction in patients with multiple sclerosis. There are limited number of case reports about safety and efficiency of epidural blood patch applications in multiple sclerosis patients. Herein, we aimed to report a successful epidural blood patch treatment in a 26-year-old female patient with multiple sclerosis.

Multiple Sklerozda Postdural Baş Ağrısı, Şimdi Ne Yapacağız? Olgu Sunumu

Multipl sklerozlu hastalarda epidural kan yaması uygulamalarının oluşturduğu basınç değişiklik- lerinin akson iletimi üzerine olası etkileri önemlidir. Multiple sklerozlu hastalarda epidural kan yamasının güvenliği ve etkinliğine dair kısıtlı sayıda olgu sunumu vardır. Biz burada, 26 yaşında multiple sklerozlu kadın hastada postdural ponksiyon baş ağrısının başarılı tedavisini anlatmayı amaçladık.

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