title: Cerebral subdural hematoma following spinal anesthesia: report of two cases.
abstract: Postdural puncture headache and cerebral subdural hematoma are among complications of spinal anesthesia with some common characteristics; however misdiagnosis of these two could result in a catastrophic outcome or prevent unwanted results by urgent interventions. With the purpose of increasing awareness of such complications and a speedy diagnosis, we report two cases of postspinal anesthesia headache that was timely diagnosed as cerebral subdural hematoma and prevented the likelihood of a disastrous outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moradi
authors.forename: Shoaleh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shami
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farhadifar
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nesseri