Pneumocephalus Caused by an Epidural Ozone Injection for Treatment of Disc Prolapse

Authors

  • Surath Manimala Rao Department of Critical Care Medicine,Yashoda Multi-Speciality Hospital, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500082, India
  • Laxmi Kotgire Department of Critical Care Medicine,Yashoda Multi-Speciality Hospital, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500082, India
  • B.V. Savitr Sastri Department of Neurosurgery,Yashoda Multi-Speciality Hospital, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500082, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/RPAOJ-4-124

Keywords:

Pneumocephalus, Head trauma, computed tomography (CT), Thunderclap headache, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Abstract

Pneumocephalus is a complication seen either after head trauma or post-neurosurgical procedure. It can be life-threatening if it turns into tension pneumocephalus. The presence of intracranial air indicates the presence of an open communication of cere brospinal fluid. Air enters dura matter even without connection. Thin air flows upstream along the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) path way. Herein, we report a case of pneumocephalus in a 62-year-old female after epidural injection of Bupivacaine and Ozone for the treatment of a prolapsed disc. She was shifted to our hospital post-epidural injection for the management of severe headache. Though it is a rare complication, keeping this in mind will help to quickly diagnose, if need arises.

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2019-05-15

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Surath Manimala Rao, Laxmi Kotgire, & B.V. Savitr Sastri. (2019). Pneumocephalus Caused by an Epidural Ozone Injection for Treatment of Disc Prolapse. Research and Practice in Anesthesiology, 4(1), 11–13. https://doi.org/10.17140/RPAOJ-4-124

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