Neurocysticercosis: a new differential in the diagnosis of postdural puncture headache.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Positional headache after spinal anesthesia is considered pathognomonic for postdural puncture headache. This report describes a patient who developed a positional headache after spinal anesthesia that was due to neurocysticercosis, a parasitic central nervous system infestation caused by the tapeworm Taenia solium.
Medical subject headings
- Headache
- Neurocysticercosis