Sumatriptan in Patients With Postdural Puncture Headache

Headache - Tập 40 Số 4 - Trang 316-319 - 2000
Neil Roy Connelly1, Robert K. Parker2, Armin Rahimi2, Charles Stanley Gibson2
1Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 01199, USA
2From the Department of Anesthesiology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass.

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Objective.–To determine the efficacy of sumatriptan in the management of patients presenting for an epidural blood patch for the management of postdural puncture headache.Background.–Postdural puncture headache can be quite severe, requiring invasive therapy (ie, epidural blood patch). Sumatriptan has been used successfully in patients with postdural puncture headache, however, its use has not been investigated in a controlled fashion.Methods.–Ten patients with postdural puncture headache presenting for an epidural blood patch were given either saline or sumatriptan subcutaneously. The severity of the headache was evaluated at baseline and 1 hour following injection. If the headache remained severe, an epidural blood patch was performed.Results.–Only one patient in each group received relief from the injection.Conclusions.–We do not recommend sumatriptan in patients who have exhausted conservative management of postdural puncture headache.

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Headache

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316-319

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