Spontaneous Postpartum Subacute Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report of Probable Compilation of Eclampsia

Authors

  • Sachidanand Gautam Department of Neurosurgery Govt Medical College Kota, Rajasthan
  • Shyam C Meena Department of Anaesthesiology Govt Medical College Kota, Rajasthan
  • Bhawana Gautam Department of Anaesthesiology Govt Medical College Kota, Rajasthan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njn.v13i2.20490

Keywords:

Eclampsia, Postpartum, Subdural hematoma

Abstract

The author presents a patient who developed a subacute subdural hematoma approximately 2 weeks after normal delivery with history of postnatal convulsion and lateralizing neurological symptoms. On day 12, she started to feel a nonpostural and severe throbbing headache with motor aphasia and right hemiparesis power grade 4, she was referred to our department. Left subacute subdural hematoma was confirmed by a computed tomography scan. Physical examination revealed only mild right hemiparesis. Left burr hole trepanation was performed and this was followed by uneventful postoperative course, and it completely recovered after 4 weeks. Chronic subdural hematoma should be considered when postpartum patients who have history of ecclampsia with mild to severe, persistent, and non-postural headache.

Nepal Journal of Neuroscience. Vol. 13, No. 2, 2016, Page: 109-111

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Published

2016-12-01

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Gautam S, Meena SC, Gautam B. Spontaneous Postpartum Subacute Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report of Probable Compilation of Eclampsia. Nep J Neurosci [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 13];13(2):109-11. Available from: https://nepjol.info/index.php/NJN/article/view/20490

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Case Report