A Rare Complication of Spinal Anesthesia: Subdural Hematoma

The most common complication of spinal anesthesia is postdural puncture headache. Any injury of the dura may cause headache. After the injury of the dura, CSF leakage may occur and due to the tension of the veins between the cortex and the dural sinuses, subdural hematoma may be seen. Herein, we pre...

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Main Authors: Fuldem Yıldırım Dönmez, Serdar Arslan, Muhteşem Ağıldere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2014-03-01
Series:Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-86619
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Serdar Arslan
Muhteşem Ağıldere
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description The most common complication of spinal anesthesia is postdural puncture headache. Any injury of the dura may cause headache. After the injury of the dura, CSF leakage may occur and due to the tension of the veins between the cortex and the dural sinuses, subdural hematoma may be seen. Herein, we present a patient with persistent headache after the spinal anesthesia given during delivery of her baby, and emphasize a rare complication of spinal anesthesia which is subdural hematoma
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spelling doaj.art-3d3d91200ef645d4b191d1df2fd4b11e2023-02-15T16:08:57ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Nöroloji Dergisi1301-062X1309-25452014-03-01201202210.4274/Tnd.86619A Rare Complication of Spinal Anesthesia: Subdural HematomaFuldem Yıldırım Dönmez0Serdar Arslan1Muhteşem Ağıldere2Department Of Radiology, Baskent University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment Of Radiology, Baskent University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment Of Radiology, Baskent University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyThe most common complication of spinal anesthesia is postdural puncture headache. Any injury of the dura may cause headache. After the injury of the dura, CSF leakage may occur and due to the tension of the veins between the cortex and the dural sinuses, subdural hematoma may be seen. Herein, we present a patient with persistent headache after the spinal anesthesia given during delivery of her baby, and emphasize a rare complication of spinal anesthesia which is subdural hematomahttp://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-86619Spinal anesthesiaheadachesubdural hematoma
spellingShingle Fuldem Yıldırım Dönmez
Serdar Arslan
Muhteşem Ağıldere
A Rare Complication of Spinal Anesthesia: Subdural Hematoma
Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
Spinal anesthesia
headache
subdural hematoma
title A Rare Complication of Spinal Anesthesia: Subdural Hematoma
title_full A Rare Complication of Spinal Anesthesia: Subdural Hematoma
title_fullStr A Rare Complication of Spinal Anesthesia: Subdural Hematoma
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Complication of Spinal Anesthesia: Subdural Hematoma
title_short A Rare Complication of Spinal Anesthesia: Subdural Hematoma
title_sort rare complication of spinal anesthesia subdural hematoma
topic Spinal anesthesia
headache
subdural hematoma
url http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-86619
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