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Pre-Chiasmatic, Single Injection of Autologous Blood to Induce Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in a Rat Model
Published on: June 18, 2021
[Cranial subdural haematoma after spinal anaesthesia treated by blood patch]
N Tafer1, V Perrier, L Racioppi
1Service d'anesthésie-réanimation-I, hôpital Pellegrin, CHU de Bordeaux, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.
Abstract:
The authors report a case of subdural haematoma after spinal anaesthesia. A 36-year-old woman underwent phlebectomy under spinal anaesthesia. Two days later, she complains of severe headache without neurological signs, not responding to bed rest and analgesics. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a small acute subdural haematoma in the right parieto-occipital region. On the forth day, she was given a blood-patch, which improved rapidly the patient. Recovery was complete.
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