Volume 34, Issue 2 pp. 182-184
CASE REPORT

Sphenopalatine ganglion blocks for post-dural puncture headache: A case report in a 3-year-old child

Anisa Bhettay

Corresponding Author

Anisa Bhettay

Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Division of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Correspondence

Anisa Bhettay, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Division of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

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Roxanne Burger

Roxanne Burger

Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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First published: 20 October 2023

Section Editor: George A Chalkiadis

Abstract

Post-dural puncture headache is a distressing complication that may occur after lumbar puncture or unintentional dural puncture. Risk factors in the pediatric population have not been well elicited, and the true incidence is unknown. Conservative management includes conservative physical measures and medical therapies. Epidural blood patch remains the gold standard for managing severe refractory headache, but greater occipital nerve blocks and sphenopalatine ganglion blocks have been used with success. Sphenopalatine ganglion blocks are easy to perform, minimally invasive and, in the postoperative setting where epidural analgesia is utilized, provide an alternative that should be considered.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that support the findings of this case report are available on request from the corresponding author, Anisa Bhettay.

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