[Bilateral subdural hematoma secondary to accidental dural puncture].

نویسندگان

  • Sofía Ramírez
  • Elena Gredilla
  • Blanca Martínez
  • Fernando Gilsanz
چکیده

We report the case of a 25-year-old woman, who received epidural analgesia for labour pain and subsequently presented post-dural puncture headache. Conservative treatment was applied and epidural blood patch was performed. In the absence of clinical improvement and due to changes in the postural component of the headache, a brain imaging test was performed showing a bilateral subdural hematoma. The post-dural puncture headache is relatively common, but the lack of response to established medical treatment as well as the change in its characteristics and the presence of neurological deficit, should raise the suspicion of a subdural hematoma, which although is rare, can be lethal if not diagnosed and treated at the right time.

برای دانلود رایگان متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Bilateral subdural intracranial hematoma after accidental dural puncture.

A 29-YR-OLD healthy parturient developed positional frontoparietalheadacheafteraccidentalduralpuncture during attempted placement of an epidural catheter. The headache improved with hydration, bed rest, and analgesics. However, it persisted (without postural component) at the 2week interval. Neurologic examination was normal. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the presence of bilateral frontopar...

متن کامل

Postdural puncture subdural hematoma or postdural puncture headache?: two cases report

Spinal anesthesia is widely used for many obstetric, gynecological, orthopedic, and urological operations. Subdural hematomas may occur after trauma and are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a benign condition and the most frequent complication of spinal anesthesia. The high rate of headache after spinal anesthesia may mask or delay the di...

متن کامل

Subdural hematoma after cesarean delivery without symptoms: a case report

Background Subdural hematoma (SDH) after accidental dural puncture (ADP) is rare but may be lethal. We experienced a patient who developed SDH after combined spinal and epidural anesthesia without a headache. Case presentation A 41-year-old parturient female with an unruptured cerebral aneurysm, was scheduled to undergo elective cesarean delivery. Cerebrospinal fluid leakage was identified du...

متن کامل

Epidural Anesthesia Complicated by Subdural Hygromas and a Subdural Hematoma

Inadvertent dural puncture during epidural anesthesia leads to intracranial hypotension, which if left unnoticed can cause life-threatening subdural hematomas or cerebellar tonsillar herniation. The highly variable presentation of intracranial hypotension hinders timely diagnosis and treatment. We present the case of a young laboring adult female, who developed subdural hygromas and a subdural ...

متن کامل

Prostate dural metastasis presenting as chronic subdural hematoma. A case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND Malignant disease metastasising to the cranial dura is rare. Dural metastases manifesting as a subdural fluid collection and presenting as a chronic subdural hematoma is an uncommon entity with unknown pathophysiology. CASE DESCRIPTION We present a patient with known prostate cancer metastasising to the cranial dura masquerading as a chronic subdural hematoma. The patient presented...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

عنوان ژورنال:
  • Brazilian journal of anesthesiology

دوره 65 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015