Intracranial Subdural Hematoma after Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section
Joint Authors
Gottin, Leonardo
Baggio, Silvia
Zanconato, Giovanni
Polati, Enrico
Lonati, Gisella
Schweiger, Vittorio
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Intracranial subdural hematoma following spinal anesthesia is an infrequent occurrence in the obstetric population.
Nevertheless, it is a potentially life-threatening complication.
In the majority of the cases, the first clinical symptom associated with intracranial subdural bleeding is severe headache, but the clinical course may have different presentations.
In this report, we describe the case of a 38-year-old woman with an acute intracranial subdural hematoma shortly after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section.
Early recognition of symptoms of neurologic impairment led to an emergency craniotomy for hematoma evacuation with good recovery of neurologic functions.
The possibility of subdural hematoma should be considered in any patient complaining of severe persistent headache following regional anesthesia, unrelieved by conservative measures.
Only early diagnosis and an appropriate treatment may avoid death or irreversible neurologic damage.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Schweiger, Vittorio& Zanconato, Giovanni& Lonati, Gisella& Baggio, Silvia& Gottin, Leonardo& Polati, Enrico. 2013. Intracranial Subdural Hematoma after Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Schweiger, Vittorio…[et al.]. Intracranial Subdural Hematoma after Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Schweiger, Vittorio& Zanconato, Giovanni& Lonati, Gisella& Baggio, Silvia& Gottin, Leonardo& Polati, Enrico. Intracranial Subdural Hematoma after Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457651
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457651