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Subdural hematoma after an epidural blood patch INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA Verduzco, L. A., Atlas, S. W., Riley, E. T. 2012; 21 (2): 189-192

Abstract

We report the case of a 37-year-old postpartum patient who developed a contained subacute spinal subdural hematoma causing mass effect on the cauda equina and severe spinal stenosis after undergoing an epidural blood patch for postdural puncture headache. Recovery occurred following administration of oral steroids.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.ijoa.2011.10.003

View details for Web of Science ID 000303619600016

View details for PubMedID 22317890