title: Intracranial subdural haematoma--a rare complication following spinal anaesthesia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bjärnhall
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ekseth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boström
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vegfors
mesh_terms: 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