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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neuroanaesth Crit Care 2016; 03(01): 043-045
DOI: 10.4103/2348-0548.173254
Case Report
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Post epidural puncture delirium resulting from pneumocephalus: An uncommon presenation

Abhishek Wankar
1   Department of Neurology, SAIMS, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Amit Maheshwari
1   Department of Neurology, SAIMS, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Sunil Athale
1   Department of Neurology, SAIMS, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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03 May 2018 (online)

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Abstract

A 50-year-old female came with a history of chronic lower back pain radiating to right leg for which she received an epidural steroid injection. Two hours later, she was found to in a delirious state with bilateral ptosis. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was suggestive of ventricular pneumocephalus in frontal and temporal horns of right lateral ventricles. She was managed conservatively with oxygen inhalation. Patient’s sensorium improved after 72 h.

Keywords

Epidural - magnetic resonance imaging - ventricular pneumocephalus
 

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