International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 8

Cerebral subdural hematoma following spinal anesthesia; A case report

  • Author:
  • Soraya Saleh Gargari1, Maasoumeh Saleh2,, Samaneh Esmaeili2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 170 to 174

1Assistant professor of Perinatology, Mahdiyeh Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mahdiyeh Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

*Corresponding Email: Salehmaasoumeh@yahoo.com

Online published on 29 September, 2018.

Abstract

The present article describes an uncommon case of acute subdural hematoma following Spinal anesthesia after cesarean delivery, a 24 year-old female primigravida with 37 weeks of gestation whose pregnancy was terminated due to high blood pressure and received treatment for preeclampsia. About 48 hours after cesarean delivery, she developed a severe headache and her brain CT scan revealed a small size subdural hematoma in occipital area and she managed conservatively.

Keywords

Subdural hematoma, Spinal anesthesia, Preeclampsia, Cesarean delivery