Isolated Cortical Vein Thrombosis After Epidural Anesthesia: Report of Three Cases

Yildiz Ö., BALABAN H., ÇİL G., ÖZTOPRAK İ., BOLAYIR E., Topaktas S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, cilt.120, sa.6, ss.447-450, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 120 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/00207451003778751
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.447-450
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cerebral venous thrombosis rarely develops after lumbar puncture and spinal anesthesia with accidental dural puncture, however, occurrence of isolated cortical vein thrombosis after epidural anesthesia is extremely rare. We report three cases who developed postural headache and isolated cortical vein thrombosis after epidural anesthesia. We postulate that intracranial hypotension is the cause of compensatory venous dilatation and resultant thrombosis.