• Obstetrics and gynecology · Sep 2006

    Case Reports

    Persistent postpartum headache from a chronic subdural hematoma after peridural anesthesia.

    • Johannes Woitzik, Martin Barth, and Jochen Tuettenberg.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Faculty for Clinical Medicine of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. johannes.woitzik@nch.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
    • Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Sep 1; 108 (3 Pt 2): 808-9.

    BackgroundPostpartum headache after peridural anesthesia is usually attributed to accidental perforation of the dura causing postlumbar puncture headache.CaseIn a patient with persistent headache after peridural anesthesia for labor, a chronic subdural hematoma was diagnosed 5 weeks postpartum.ConclusionCaution is warranted in patients with peridural anesthesia for labor who present with unusually persistent headache.

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