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Case Reports
. 1991 Dec;46(12):1044-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb09920.x.

A 'postspinal headache' associated with incidental intracranial pathology

D A Dutton  1
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A 'postspinal headache' associated with incidental intracranial pathology

D A Dutton. Anaesthesia. 1991 Dec.
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Abstract

A 28-year-old woman developed symptoms of raised intracranial pressure associated with an obstructive hydrocephalus following a spinal anaesthetic administered for a Kiellands rotation forceps delivery. A diagnosis of an unverified pineal body tumour was made after computerised axial tomography scanning and the symptoms were effectively treated by the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. This unusual case demonstrates the importance of careful history taking and neurological examination where symptoms of postspinal headache persist.

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  • Postpartum headache and cerebral tumour.
    Boyd AH, Sigston PE. Boyd AH, et al. Anaesthesia. 1992 May;47(5):450-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb02254.x. Anaesthesia. 1992. PMID: 1599085 No abstract available.

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