title: Incidence of post-spinal headache in Africans.
abstract: 1000 patients receiving subarachnoid anaesthesia for various surgical procedures were studied. The patients were followed up postoperatively and the incidence and severity of post-spinal headache determined. The overall incidence was 2.8%. It was higher in females than in males and decreased with increasing age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Amata
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data