• Can J Anaesth · Apr 1998

    Case Reports

    [Bilateral subdural hematoma following epidural anesthesia].

    • P Diemunsch, V P Balabaud, C Petiau, C Marescaux, A Muller, J Valfrey, and A Treisser.
    • Département d'Anesthésie GEPAR, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France.
    • Can J Anaesth. 1998 Apr 1;45(4):328-31.

    PurposeThe authors report a case of bilateral subdural hematoma (SDH) which occurred following epidural analgesia for labour, complicated by post dural puncture headache (PDPH). Physiopathological mechanisms are discussed.Clinical FeaturesA 27-yr-old woman displayed typical PDPH following epidural anaesthesia. On the fifth day she was given a blood patch (BP) which proved immediately effective. Further developments were marked by late recurrence of PDPH and by administration of a second BP on the 24th day. With the aggravation of the headaches, the disappearance of their postural nature and with the appearance of transitory focal neurological signs on the 30th day, a CT-Scan was done and showed bilateral subdural haematoma. Following surgical drainage, the patient made an uneventful recovery.ConclusionThe presence of PDPH complicated by a typical neurological deterioration should prompt the anaesthetist to seek an immediate clinical and x-ray diagnosis in order to look for the existence of intracranial complications.

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