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Unexplained fitting in three parturients suffering from postdural puncture headache.

C D Oliver1, S A White

  • 1Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road, Leytonstone, London E11 1NR, UK.

British Journal of Anaesthesia
|October 24, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Three women experienced postpartum seizures after epidural analgesia and postdural puncture headache. Despite treatment for headache, seizure causes remain unidentified, highlighting a potential link requiring further investigation.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics
  • Anesthesiology

Background:

  • Postpartum generalized tonic-clonic seizures are rare and require thorough etiological investigation.
  • Epidural analgesia is a common procedure during labor.
  • Postdural puncture headache can occur after dural puncture.

Observation:

  • Three women presented with generalized tonic-clonic seizures within six months postpartum.
  • All patients had received epidural labor analgesia and were diagnosed with postdural puncture headache.
  • Two patients received Synacthen for headache; one also received sumatriptan prior to seizures.

Findings:

  • No classical signs of pre-eclampsia, meningitis, or cortical venous thrombosis were observed.
  • The specific precipitating factors for the postpartum seizures remained unidentified.

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  • All patients recovered satisfactorily and were discharged.

    • Implications:

    • The temporal association suggests a potential, yet unidentified, link between epidural analgesia, postdural puncture headache, and postpartum seizures.
    • Further research is warranted to elucidate the underlying mechanisms and identify specific risk factors.
    • This case series highlights the importance of considering seizures in the differential diagnosis of postpartum neurological events following epidural procedures.