
We report the case of a 25-year-old woman, who received epidural analgesia for labor pain and subsequently presented post-dural puncture headache. Conservative treatment was applied and epidural blood patch was performed. In the absence of clinical improvement and due to changes in the postural component of the headache, a brain imaging test was performed showing a bilateral subdural hematoma. The post-dural puncture headache is relatively common, but the lack of response to established medical treatment as well as the change in its characteristics and the presence of neurological deficit, should raise the suspicion of a subdural hematoma, which although is rare, can be lethal if not diagnosed and treated at the right time.
Placa de sangue epidural, Adult, Parche hemático epidural, Epidural analgesia, Neuroimaging, Post-dural puncture headache, Dura-máter, Subdural hematoma, Hematoma subdural, Anesthesiology, Pregnancy, Punción dural accidental, Humans, RD78.3-87.3, Analgesia epidural, Labor Pain, Epidural blood patch, Cefaleia pós-punção dural, Accidental dural puncture, Analgesia, Epidural, Cefalea pospunción dural, Hematoma, Subdural, Analgesia, Obstetrical, Female, Post-Dural Puncture Headache, Dura-Máter, Blood Patch, Epidural
Placa de sangue epidural, Adult, Parche hemático epidural, Epidural analgesia, Neuroimaging, Post-dural puncture headache, Dura-máter, Subdural hematoma, Hematoma subdural, Anesthesiology, Pregnancy, Punción dural accidental, Humans, RD78.3-87.3, Analgesia epidural, Labor Pain, Epidural blood patch, Cefaleia pós-punção dural, Accidental dural puncture, Analgesia, Epidural, Cefalea pospunción dural, Hematoma, Subdural, Analgesia, Obstetrical, Female, Post-Dural Puncture Headache, Dura-Máter, Blood Patch, Epidural
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