Neurocysticercosis: A new differential in the diagnosis of postdural puncture headache

Ingrid M. Browne; David J. Birnbach

doi:10.1213/01.ANE.0000072704.87018.DD

Neurocysticercosis: A new differential in the diagnosis of postdural puncture headache

Ingrid M. Browne, David J. Birnbach

Anesthesiology

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Abstract

IMPLICATIONS: Positional headache after spinal anesthesia is considered pathognomonic for postdural puncture headache. This report describes a patient who developed a positional headache after spinal anesthesia that was due to neurocysticercosis, a parasitic central nervous system infestation caused by the tapeworm Taenia solium.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	580-582
Number of pages	3
Journal	Anesthesia and analgesia
Volume	97
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1213/01.ANE.0000072704.87018.DD
State	Published - Aug 1 2003

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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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