starch/headache

Epidural blood patch is the standard treatment for postdural puncture headache when symptomatic therapy is ineffective. We report the cases of two patients who received an epidural injection of hydroxyethyl starch when an epidural blood patch was contraindicated; one due to Streptococcus agalactiae

Epidural injection of hydroxyethyl starch may be a suitable alternative for treatment of post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) if epidural blood patch is contraindicated. We reported eight consecutive female patients with accidental dural puncture (ADP), among whom prophylactic or therapeutic epidural

Epidural blood patch is the gold standard treatment for post-dural puncture headache, although hydroxyethyl starch may be a useful alternative to blood if the latter is contraindicated. The aim of this experimental study was to assess whether hydroxyethyl starch given via an indwelling intrathecal

UNASSIGNED Epidural blood patch is the procedure of choice to relieve postdural puncture headache. Hydroxyethyl-starch (HES) has been proposed as a patch in some circumstances such as in the case of hematological disease due to the theoretical risk of neoplastic seeding to the central nervous

Traditionally protein solutions have been used as the replacement solution of choice during therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). Treatment protocols vary, but neurology patients, who exhibit autonomic instability, are typically replaced entirely with 5% protein solution. Due to sporadic product

In an open and uncontrolled trial the frequency and the type of adverse events were registered in patients who received Haemofusin, a hydroxyethyl starch solution, either for volume substitution or haemodilution. A total of 379 patients were investigated. No serious allergic reaction occurred.

OBJECTIVE Granulocyte transfusion therapy (GTX) can be effective for life-threatening infections unresponsive to conventional antimicrobial therapies in severely neutropenic children with cancer. We developed a new granulocyte collection method, named the 'bag method', in which apheresis,

BACKGROUND Intravenous fluid is recommended in international guidelines to improve patient post-operative symptoms, particularly nausea and vomiting. The optimum fluid regimen has not been established. This prospective, randomized, blinded study was designed to determine if administration of

OBJECTIVE The optimal dose of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) for mobilization of allogeneic-blood stem cells (AlloBSC) has yet to be determined. As part of a prospective trial, 41 related human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched donors had blood cells mobilized with G-CSF at 5

OBJECTIVE We compared conventional single-shot spinal anaesthesia (SS) with continuous spinal anaesthesia (CS) in a randomised prospective study. METHODS Sixty patients undergoing urological surgery received either SS (n = 30) using an atraumatic needle or CS (n = 30) using a CoSPAN catheter. Prior

Xanthium strumarium L. is extensively used as a traditional herb to treat many diseases and is also known as a source of phytochemicals. It has been used traditionally to treat trypanosomiasis, malaria fever, eczema, cancer, ulcer, fever, herpes headache, and

Migraine is periodical disorder which is characterized by recurrent headache seizures different in intensity, frequency and duration. Amylases L-1,4 glycol: gluckanohidrolises, (EC.3.2.1.1) are enzymes from hydrolase's group which dissolve starch meaning glycogen. Activity of amylases in serum

Botulinum toxin A (BoNT/A) has been used therapeutically to treat muscular hypercontractions and sudomotor hyperactivity. There is increasing evidence that BoNT/A might also have analgesic properties, in particular in headache. In the present investigation we tested the often cited hypothesis that

Migraine is the most common type of primary headaches. Increased levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), calcitonin-gene-related peptide (CGRP) and nitric oxide (NO) lead to inflammation and neurogenic pain. Cinnamon has anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. Thus, the aim of this study was to