Abstract
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis during pregnancy or puerperium is not a rarity. Nevertheless, it is often misdiagnosed. With the increasing use of regional anaesthesia in obstetrics the differential diagnosis of postdural puncture headache is often difficult. The case of a patient is reported who suffered from both intracranial hypotension and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in the postpartum period.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anesthesia, Epidural*
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Anesthesia, Obstetrical*
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Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
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Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / etiology*
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Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / pathology
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Cerebral Angiography
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Intracranial Hypotension / etiology
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Intracranial Hypotension / therapy
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Post-Dural Puncture Headache / diagnosis
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Postpartum Period
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed