Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two Cases
Postdural puncture headache and cerebral subdural hematoma are among complications of spinal anesthesia with some common characteristics; however misdiagnosis of these two could result in a catastrophic outcome or prevent unwanted results by urgent interventions. With the purpose of increasing aware...
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| author | Mehrdad Moradi Shoaleh Shami Fariba Farhadifar Karim Nesseri |
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| description | Postdural puncture headache and cerebral subdural hematoma are among complications of spinal anesthesia with some common characteristics; however misdiagnosis of these two could result in a catastrophic outcome or prevent unwanted results by urgent interventions. With the purpose of increasing awareness of such complications and a speedy diagnosis, we report two cases of postspinal anesthesia headache that was timely diagnosed as cerebral subdural hematoma and prevented the likelihood of a disastrous outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6715c3670d9040fead81461a034021632025-02-03T06:07:06ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/352028352028Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two CasesMehrdad Moradi0Shoaleh Shami1Fariba Farhadifar2Karim Nesseri3Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IranFaculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IranDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IranDepartment of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IranPostdural puncture headache and cerebral subdural hematoma are among complications of spinal anesthesia with some common characteristics; however misdiagnosis of these two could result in a catastrophic outcome or prevent unwanted results by urgent interventions. With the purpose of increasing awareness of such complications and a speedy diagnosis, we report two cases of postspinal anesthesia headache that was timely diagnosed as cerebral subdural hematoma and prevented the likelihood of a disastrous outcome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/352028 |
| spellingShingle | Mehrdad Moradi Shoaleh Shami Fariba Farhadifar Karim Nesseri Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two Cases Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two Cases |
| title_full | Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two Cases |
| title_fullStr | Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two Cases |
| title_short | Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two Cases |
| title_sort | cerebral subdural hematoma following spinal anesthesia report of two cases |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/352028 |
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