Open AccessAssociation Between Post–Dural Puncture Headache After Neuraxial Anesthesia in Childbirth and Intracranial Subdural Hematoma
Author(s) -
Albert Moore,
Paul M. Wieczorek,
José C. A. Carvalho
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.2995
Subject(s) - medicine , childbirth , hematoma , lumbar puncture , headaches , subdural hemorrhage , neurosurgery , surgery , anesthesia , pregnancy , cerebrospinal fluid , genetics , pathology , biology
Women giving birth have high rates of dural puncture secondary to neuraxial anesthesia and are at high risk for a resulting headache. It appears to be unknown whether there is a significant association between post-dural puncture headache and subsequent intracranial subdural hematoma.
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