Intracranial subdural hematoma is an entity characterized by the rupture of the bridging veins that are found in the subdural space and promote the slow outflow of blood. A 23-year-old first-time pregnant patient presented with severe preeclampsia, for which an emergency cesarean section was performed using regional anesthesia. During the postpartum period, the patient presented a single generalized seizure episode with secondary headache. The imaging study reported the presence of a lamellar subdural hematoma. This type of injury is a rare complication of lumbar puncture, where factors such as the use of very large needles, large dural orifice, multiple punctures, pregnancy, dehydration, use of anticoagulants, coagulopathies, cerebral vascular anomalies and atrophy cerebral.
Publicación Oficial de la Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Neurología, de la Liga Ecuatoriana Contra la Epilepsia y de la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Enfermedad Cerebrovascular
