Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care (Jan 2016)

Post dural puncture headache treated with steroids progressing to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a postpartum female: A case report

  • Ashok Jadon,
  • Neelam Sinha,
  • Priyanka Jain

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2249-4472.191595
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 2
pp. 101 – 103

Abstract

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Presentation of Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is clinically confusing. We present a case of 31 years an old postpartum woman who was treated with intravenous hydrocortisone for post dural puncture headache (PDPH) and developed CVST. We aim to present the diagnostic difficulties of such cases and the potential role of dural puncture and corticosteroids in the occurrence of CVST.

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