A 33-year-old woman with severe postpartum headache
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Case presentation:1 atient was a 33-year-old woman underwent her first time cesarean section combined with spinal epidural anesthesia 5 days before and discharged the day after with good condition. She got severe headache with pain score about 8-9, 2 days after discharge from hospital. Her headache was severe, bilateral, pulsatile and almost likely sudden onset accompanied with nausea that mildly progressed after starting. She went to the hospital, which her delivery was taken; with impression of Post Dural Puncture Headache (PDPH) 10mg IV morphine sulfate was administered totally and sub-
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