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Chronic subdural haematoma following caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia
E A Akpek1, D Karaaslan, E Erol
1Department of Anaesthesiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
|April 23, 1999
Abstract:
Intracranial subdural haematoma is a rare complication of spinal anaesthesia. This report describes the case of a 31-year-old woman who presented with post partum headache following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. Bilateral haematomata were evacuated via burr-holes performed under total intravenous anaesthesia and the patient made a complete and uneventful recovery. The recognized causes of subdural haematoma are discussed.