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Intracranial Venous Thrombosis After Placement of a Lumbar Drain
Neurocritical Care , 10/20/09
Miglis MG et al. – When a lumbar drain is placed for treatment of a spinal CSF leak, the patient should remain flat in bed. Any patient with post–dural injury headache that intensifies after an initial plateau, persists for longer than a week, or loses its orthostatic character should be evaluated for intracranial sinus or venous thrombosis.
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