Why Don’t All Individuals Who Undergo Dura Mater/Arachnoid Puncture Develop Postdural Puncture Headache?

Authors

Marcelo Valença1,*, Jane A Amorim1, Tiago P Moura1
1Neurology and Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
*Corresponding Author: Neurology and Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Federal University of Pernambuco City, Recife, Brazil. Tel: +55-8121268539, Email: [email protected][email protected]

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine:Vol. 1, issue 3; e93339
Published online:Jan 31, 2012
Article type:Letter
Received:May 11, 2019
Accepted:Jan 31, 2012
How to Cite:Valença M, Amorim JA, Moura TP. Why Don’t All Individuals Who Undergo Dura Mater/Arachnoid Puncture Develop Postdural Puncture Headache?. Anesth Pain Med. 2012;1(3):e93339. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/kowsar.22287523.3616

Abstract

The physiopathology of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is most likely multifaceted (1, 2). Understanding the mechanisms through which some subjects develop PDPH may help in the development of PDPH-prevention strategies. In addition, identifying risk factors in susceptible individuals may help develop forms of anesthesia other than spinal anesthesia for preventing dura mater/arachnoid perforation and, subsequently, PDPH (3). Clearly, the main reason and the sine qua non for accounting for PDPH is an excessive loss of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the subarachnoid space after the puncture of both dura mater and arachnoid.

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