Open AccessHow to treat repeated subdural hematomas after lumbar puncture?
Author(s) -
Edvin Zekaj,
Christian Saleh,
Marina Minichiello,
Paolo Perazzo,
Domenico Servello
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_263_17
Subject(s) - medicine , subdural hematomas , surgery , hematoma , refractory (planetary science) , lumbar puncture , lumbar , conservative treatment , anesthesia , subdural hemorrhage , cerebrospinal fluid , physics , pathology , astrobiology
Serious complications following spinal anesthesia (SA) are rare. However, surgeons and neurologist need to be aware that postsurgery headache refractory to conservative treatment or change in headache's characteristics could be due to serious intracranial complications such as a subdural hematoma. Any delay in diagnosis and treatment can be fatal. We report and discuss a case of a patient who suffered repeated subdural bleeds following SA.