Pneumocephalus as a Complication of Regional Epidural Block Due to Lumbosacral Radiculopathy

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  • Alberto Dariel Ramírez González Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico “General Miguel Enríquez”. La Habana, Cuba.
  • Grisel Ricardo Colomar 1Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico “General Miguel Enríquez”. La Habana, Cuba.
  • Iliovanys Betancourt Plaza Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico “General Miguel Enríquez”. La Habana, Cuba.

Palabras clave:

pneumocephalus, headache, epidural, computed axial tomography

Resumen

Introduction: Pneumocephalus (synonym: aerocele or intracerebral pneumatocele), is defined as the presence of gas within any of the intracranial compartments (intraventricular, intraparenchymal, subarachnoid, subdural and epidural).

Objective: To describe the clinical findings, complementary studies, therapeutic conduct and evolution of a case with pneumocephalus as a complication of regional epidural block due to lumbosacral radiculopathy

Case presentation: A 57-year-old male patient was presented who began with a sudden episode of disorientation, psychomotor excitability and tonic-clonic seizures, following an epidural injection of methylprednisolone as an analgesic method.

Conclusions: The case presented exhibited non-specific neurological manifestations, the sudden appearance after the invasive procedure raised suspicion of an acute neurological event or thromboembolic phenomenon. Complementary studies such as simple cranial computed axial tomography, allowed its diagnosis to have a consistent conduct. The conservative management of pneumocephalus as a complication of the use of epidural anesthesia constituted an effective therapeutic approach and had an impact on the patient's satisfactory evolution.

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2023-12-14

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Ramírez González AD, Ricardo Colomar G, Betancourt Plaza I. Pneumocephalus as a Complication of Regional Epidural Block Due to Lumbosacral Radiculopathy. Rev Cubana Med [Internet]. 14 de diciembre de 2023 [citado 6 de febrero de 2025];62(4). Disponible en: https://revmedicina.sld.cu/index.php/med/article/view/3063

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