Postpartum headache, seizures and bloodstained C.S.F.: a possible complication of dural puncture?
A 32-year-old parturient developed severe headache with subsequent convulsions on the third day after the delivery under epidural anesthesia. Neuroradiological investigations were negative. All complaints disappeared promptly after the performance of an epidural blood patch.
Vercauteren
M P
MP
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
Vundelinckx
G J
GJ
Hanegreefs
G H
GH
D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects*