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

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 cas...

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Main Authors: Ashok Jadon, Neelam Sinha, Priyanka Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2016;volume=6;issue=2;spage=101;epage=103;aulast=Jadon
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spelling doaj-826e97cf2f974e5bb0d5427bba4514712020-11-24T23:25:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care2249-44722016-01-016210110310.4103/2249-4472.191595Post dural puncture headache treated with steroids progressing to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a postpartum female: A case reportAshok JadonNeelam SinhaPriyanka JainPresentation 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.http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2016;volume=6;issue=2;spage=101;epage=103;aulast=JadonCentral venous sinus thrombosiscorticosteroidshydrocortisonepost-dural puncture headachespinal anesthesia
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author Ashok Jadon
Neelam Sinha
Priyanka Jain
spellingShingle Ashok Jadon
Neelam Sinha
Priyanka Jain
Post dural puncture headache treated with steroids progressing to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a postpartum female: A case report
Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care
Central venous sinus thrombosis
corticosteroids
hydrocortisone
post-dural puncture headache
spinal anesthesia
author_facet Ashok Jadon
Neelam Sinha
Priyanka Jain
author_sort Ashok Jadon
title Post dural puncture headache treated with steroids progressing to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a postpartum female: A case report
title_short Post dural puncture headache treated with steroids progressing to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a postpartum female: A case report
title_full Post dural puncture headache treated with steroids progressing to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a postpartum female: A case report
title_fullStr Post dural puncture headache treated with steroids progressing to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a postpartum female: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Post dural puncture headache treated with steroids progressing to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a postpartum female: A case report
title_sort post dural puncture headache treated with steroids progressing to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a postpartum female: a case report
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care
issn 2249-4472
publishDate 2016-01-01
description 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.
topic Central venous sinus thrombosis
corticosteroids
hydrocortisone
post-dural puncture headache
spinal anesthesia
url http://www.joacc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4472;year=2016;volume=6;issue=2;spage=101;epage=103;aulast=Jadon
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