• J Gynecol Obst Bio R · Jan 1992

    Case Reports

    [A complication of epidural anesthesia: cerebral pneumatocele. A case report].

    • N Q Nguyen, P Poulain, and J Y Grall.
    • Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Sud, Rennes.
    • J Gynecol Obst Bio R. 1992 Jan 1;21(2):230-2.

    AbstractHaving had a case themselves the authors report a rare complication of epidural anaesthetic, namely pneumocephaly. When it occurs it is usually after a difficult puncture; and usually thought of if headaches are unusually severe of there is a picture of intracranial rise in pressure. Then a tomodensitometry will lead to the diagnosis. Literature shows that it can be a serious condition, sometimes fatal, which means that the case has to be followed up very carefully and tomodensitometry has to be repeated until complete cure has been obtained.

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