Intracranial subdural haematoma--a rare complication following spinal anaesthesia.
We present a rare case with postspinal headache resulting in an intracranial subdural haematoma. After 5 days of persistant headache the condition was recognized and diagnosed on a computerized tomography-scan (CT) of the skull. The patient was operated with evacuation of the haematoma 2 weeks after the spinal anaesthesia and recovered completely.
Bjärnhall
M
M
Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
Ekseth
K
K
Boström
S
S
Vegfors
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed