Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two Cases

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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Main Authors: Mehrdad Moradi, Shoaleh Shami, Fariba Farhadifar, Karim Nesseri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/352028
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spelling doaj-6715c3670d9040fead81461a034021632020-11-24T20:53:49ZengHindawi LimitedCase 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
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Fariba Farhadifar
Karim Nesseri
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Fariba Farhadifar
Karim Nesseri
Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two Cases
Case Reports in Medicine
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Shoaleh Shami
Fariba Farhadifar
Karim Nesseri
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title Cerebral Subdural Hematoma Following Spinal Anesthesia: Report of Two Cases
title_short 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_sort cerebral subdural hematoma following spinal anesthesia: report of two cases
publisher Hindawi Limited
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1687-9635
publishDate 2012-01-01
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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