Background and Aims Postspinal headache and low backache are common complaints following spinal anesthesia which regresses spontaneously but sometimes becomes very troublesome for the patient as well as for the anesthesiologists. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of postspinal headache and low backache after spinal anesthesia in lower abdominal surgery. Materials and Methods...

INTRODUCTION Headache is a common presenting complaint and has a wide differential diagnosis. Clinicians need to be alert to clues that may suggest an underlying secondary aetiology. We describe a novel case of headache secondary to intracranial hypotension which was precipitated by the rupture of a spinal arachnoid cyst. CASE REPORT A 51-year-old Indian female presented with sudden onset sev...

abstract background: the most common complication of lumbar puncture (lp) occurring in over thirty percent of patients is headache. the position after lumbar puncture, needle type and size, and volume of the extracted cerebrospinal fluid (csf) have been evaluated as contributory factors in occurrence of post lumbar puncture headache (plph), but the position before lumbar puncture has not been e...

INTRODUCTION Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare, but serious complication after spinal anesthesia. It is often related to the presence of predisposing factors, such as pregnancy, puerperium, oral contraceptive use, and malignancies. Headache is the most common symptom. We describe a case of a patient who underwent spinal anesthesia who had postoperative headache complicated with CVT. ...

BACKGROUND Cervicogenic headache is a prevalent and costly pain condition commonly treated by chiropractors. There is evidence to support the effectiveness for spinal manipulation, but the dose of treatment required to achieve maximal relief remains unknown. The purpose of this paper is to describe the methodology for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the dose-response of spinal manipula...

BACKGROUND Post dural puncture headache can be a debilitating complication of subarachnoid anaesthesia for a new mother. Successful management of post dural puncture headache requires adherence to clear policies and protocols with close follow up of patients by an experienced obstetric anaesthetist. OBJECTIVES To examine the cumulative incidence and severity of post dural puncture headache in...

Intracranial subdural haematoma is an exceptionally rare complication of spinal anaesthesia. A 20-yr-old male underwent appendicectomy under partial spinal and subsequent general anaesthesia. A week later, he presented with severe headache and vomiting not responding to bed rest and analgesia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a small acute subdural haematoma in the right temporo-occipital regi...