Acute Cranial Subdural Hematoma Emerging Third Day After Spinal Anesthesia: A Case Report

Acute subdural hematomas are pathologies which can occur following severe head trauma and they significantly affect mortality and morbidity. They usually occur as a result of post-traumatic parenchymal contusion or rupture of bridging veins. However, acute subdural hematoma following spinal anesthesia is a rare complication. In this case report we represent a patient who underwent cesarean section (C/S) under spinal anesthesia and then taken to emergency department by her relatives with severe headache and loss of consciousness at postoperative 3rd day. She underwent surgical drainage of acute subdural hematoma in the right frontoparietal region which was revealed out with cranial computerized tomography (CT).