Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5582135 International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia 2017 33 Pages PDF
Abstract
Intracranial hypotension is the most common aetiology of cranial nerve palsy after central neuraxial block in obstetrics. Neuroimaging is recommended in every case, to exclude other neurological causes. Epidural blood patch was the most utilised treatment for post-dural puncture cranial nerve palsy, but outcomes were variable. The majority of cranial nerve palsies resolved over the subsequent weeks and months.
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