Postpartum headache is the complaint of cephalic, neck, or shoulder pain occurring during the first 6 weeks after delivery. The overall incidence of postpartum headache has not been determined in a prospective study. However, information is available from a prospective evaluation of women during the first week postpartum1 and from a prospectively collected database that recorded symptoms during...

We report two unusual cases of postural, post-dural puncture upper thoracic interscapular backache, without headache, that were relieved by epidural blood patching. There is controversy concerning the aetiology of headache associated with the post-dural puncture syndrome. Mechanisms previously proposed have included traction on pain-sensitive intracranial structures such as the dura or blood ve...

We describe a patient with an intracerebral haemorrhage following an accidental dural puncture during an attempted epidural for pain relief in labour. Anaesthetists need to include intracerebral haemorrhage in the differential diagnosis of post-dural puncture headache in the puerperium.

BACKGROUND Lumbar epidural blood patch (EBP) is a common treatment of post-dural puncture headache, but its effectiveness and mode of action remain a matter of debate. The aim of this study was to assess both the effectiveness and the predictive factors of failure of EBP on severe post-dural puncture headache. METHODS This prospective observational study includes all patients treated in the a...

Post spinal puncture headache (PSPH) is a well known complication of spinal anesthesia. It occurs after spinal anesthesia induction due to dural and arachnoid puncture and has a significant effect on the patient's postoperative well being. This manuscript is based on an observational study that runs on Babol University of Medical Sciences and review of literatures about current concepts about t...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Post-dural puncture headache is a possible and expected complication in a small percentage of cases after spinal anesthesia. The objective of the current report was to describe the therapeutic conduct in a case of post-dural puncture headache with seven months of evolution. CASE REPORT A 40-year-old healthy female who complained of headache for seven months, which be...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Post-dural puncture headache is the most frequent complication after spinal anesthesia or accidental dural perforation during attempted epidural block. This report aimed at describing the use of hydrocortisone to treat and prevent post-dural puncture headache (PDPH). CASE REPORTS Three cases in which hydrocortisone was used to treat and prevent post-dural puncture he...