A woman with a postpartum severe headache
نویسندگان
1 Emergency Department, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
doi
10.34172/jept.2020.29چکیده
Objective: Epidural anesthesia is one of the famous, generally safe, and most requestedpain relief measures in labor. Nevertheless, it can have some complications thoughpneumocephalus and subdural effusion are very rare complications.Case Presentation: A 32-year-old woman presented with a severe persistent headacheafter a vaginal delivery, where epidural anesthesia was used for pain control. Her braincomputerized tomography (CT) scan confirmed pneumocephalus and subdural effusionas a complication of the procedure.Conclusion: Although headache can be present in many women post-delivery,investigations should run in susceptible women with alerting signs.