| Authors and references | Age (years) | Symptoms | Tonsillar herniation (mm) | Syrinx | Surgery before labor | Gravida and para | Gestation age (wks) | Delivery method | Apgar at 1 min and 5 min | Neuraxial method | Maternal postpartum symptoms |
| Landau et al. [3] | 31 | Headache, vertigo, nausea, nystagmus, lower extremity, and hyperreflexia | Descended to C3 | No | Yes | G2P1 | 37 | CS | 9, 10 | Spinal | No change |
| | 30 | Arm and leg tingling | Not reported | No | No | G1P0 | Not reported | CS | Not reported** | Continuous spinal | PDPH requiring blood patch | | 32 | Arm and leg tingling | Not reported | No | No | G2P1 | Not reported | CS | Not reported** | Spinal | No change | | 35 | Arm and leg tingling and headache | Not reported | No | No | G3P2 | Not reported | CS | Not reported** | Spinal | No change | | 20 | None | Undiagnosed | Undiagnosed | No | G1P0 | Not reported | NSVD | Not reported** | Epidural | No change | Chantigian et al. [4] | 39 | Headache, right arm paresthesia, and numbness | Not reported | No | No | G3P2 | Not reported | NSVD | Not reported** | Epidural | No change | | 21 | Headache | Not reported | No | No | G2P1 | Not reported | NSVD | Not reported** | Epidural | No change | | 25 | None | Undiagnosed | Undiagnosed | No | G1P0 | Not reported | NSVD | Not reported** | Epidural | No change | | 21 | None | Undiagnosed | Undiagnosed | No | G1P0 | Not reported | NSVD | Not reported** | Epidural | No change | | 25 | None | Undiagnosed | Undiagnosed | No | G2P1 | Not reported | NSVD | Not reported** | Epidural | No change |
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Kuczkowski [5] | 35 | Headache, vertigo, and upper extremity paresthesia | Not reported | No | No | G1P0 | 37 | CS | Not reported** | Spinal | No change |
| Hullander et al. [6] | 31 | None | Undiagnosed | Undiagnosed | No | G1P0 | Not reported | CS | Not reported** | Epidural and spinal | Headache and neck pain requiring blood patch |
| | 30 | Headache, dizziness, vision changes, upper extremities paresthesia, and dyspnea | 8 | Yes | No | G2P1 | 32 | NSVD | Not reported* | Epidural | No change |
Mueller and Oró [7] | 27 | Headache, tinnitus, and dizziness | 4 | No | Yes | G2P1 | Not reported | NSVD | Not reported** | Epidural | No change | 31 | Headache, blurred vision, hoarseness, dizziness, neck pain, upper extremities paresthesia, tinnitus, and dyspnea | 10 | No | Yes | Not reported | Not reported | NSVD | Not reported** | Epidural | No change | | 32 | Headache, neck pain, dizziness, hoarseness, dysphagia, and upper extremity paresthesia | 13 | No | Yes | G1P0 | Not reported | NSVD | Not reported** | Epidural | Neck pain, spasm |
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Semple and McClure [8] | 30 | Ataxia, upper extremity paresthesia, and preeclamptic | Not reported | No | No | Not reported | 30 | CS | 8, 9 | Epidural | No change |
| Nel et al. [9] | 31 | Headache, reduced pain and temperature, and wasting on left hand | Not reported | Yes | No | G2P1 | 38 | CS | Not reported** | Epidural | No change |
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Parker et al. [10] | 26 | Headaches, peripheral paresthesias, and weakness | Not reported | Yes | No | G1P0 | 38 | CS | Not reported** | Epidural | No change | 30 | None | Not reported | Yes | No | G1P0 | 39 | CS | Not reported** | Epidural | No change |
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Newhouse and Kuczkowski [11] | 20 | Headache, chest pain, and hand and foot numbness | Not reported | Yes | No | G1P0 | 35 | NSVD | 8, 9 | Epidural | No change |
| Our patient | 17 | Headache and neck pain | 7 | No | No | G1P0 | 39 | NSVD | 9, 9 | CSE | No change |
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