title: Subdural Hematoma as a Consequence of Epidural Anesthesia.
abstract: Regional spinal and epidural anesthesia are used commonly in operative procedures. While the most frequent complication, postdural puncture headache (PDPH), is a clinically diagnosed positional headache that is usually self-limited, subdural hemorrhage (SDH) is a potentially fatal complication that cannot be missed. We report a case of an otherwise healthy female who presented with persistent positional headache and was ultimately found to have a large subdural hematoma with midline shift requiring surgical evacuation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/USF MCOM, CC & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/USF MCOM, CC & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
authors.forename: Kareem S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Elsayed
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/USF MCOM, CC & I-78, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Kane