Persistent postpartum headache from a chronic subdural hematoma after peridural anesthesia.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Postpartum headache after peridural anesthesia is usually attributed to accidental perforation of the dura causing postlumbar puncture headache. In a patient with persistent headache after peridural anesthesia for labor, a chronic subdural hematoma was diagnosed 5 weeks postpartum. Caution is warranted in patients with peridural anesthesia for labor who present with unusually persistent headache.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Epidural
- Headache
- Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic
- Postpartum Period