E-ISSN: 1019-5157 ISSN: 2651-5024
Intracranial Chronic Subdural Haematoma as a Complication of Epidural Anesthesia
Page : 285-287

We report the case of a 39-year-old woman with unilateral intracranial chronic subdural haematoma that occurred after epidural anesthesia for excision of a skin scar, complicated by postdural puncture headache. The patient had no history of trauma, headache, coagulation abnormalities, or neurological disorders. Most physicians encountering a case of headache after epidural or spinal anesthesia first think of a postdural puncture headache. Nonetheless, the symptoms subside within 7 days when treated with analgesics and bed rest in the majority of cases. The presence of a continued postdural puncture headache without neurological deterioration, as in this case, should prompt a search for an intracranial lesion.

Keywords : Chronic subdural haematoma Dural puncture Epidural anesthesia Headache
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