We describe a patient with an intracerebral haemorrhage following an accidental dural puncture during an attempted epidural for pain relief in labour. Anaesthetists need to include intracerebral haemorrhage in the differential diagnosis of post-dural puncture headache in the puerperium.

Post-lumbar puncture headache is the most common complication of lumbar puncture. This condition is thought to be the result of persistent cerebrospinal fluid leakage at the puncture site, leading to low cerebrospinal fluid pressure and traction on the meninges and intracranial veins. Associated symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, auditory and vestibular symptoms. Meningeal irritation signs ...

Background and Objective: Evidence about the effect of theophylline and gabapentin on post-spinal headache is rare. Therefore, in this study, we compared the effect of gabapentin and theophylline on post-spinal headache after cesarean section. Materials and Methods: We conducted a double-blind randomized clinical trial on 120 pregnant women, who underwent spinal anesthesia due to cesarean sect...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Unilateral spinal anesthesia may be advantageous, especially in the outpatient setting. Low local anesthetic doses, slow spinal injection rate and the lateral position have been related to the easiness of inducing unilateral spinal anesthesia. This study aimed at investigating the possibility of inducing unilateral spinal anesthesia with isobaric 0.5% bupivacaine. ME...

Latar belakang: menurut data Riset Kesehatan Dasar (Riskesdas) tahun 2018, proses persalinan dengan operasi caesar di Indonesia mencapai 17,6% dari seluruh total kelahiran. Persalinan melalui sectio caesarea mengalami peningkatan dan akan mengakibatkan penggunaan anestesi spinal yang memiliki komplikasi berupa Post Dural Puncture Headache (PDPH). Tujuan: untuk mengetahui hubungan kejadian (PDPH...