Subarachnoid Hemorrhage following Cesarean Section under Spinal anesthesia: A Case Report

Abstract

Intracranial hemorrhage is rare potentially devastating complication of spinal anesthesia. There are very few articles reporting subarachnoid hemorrhage after spinal anesthesia though there are no verified relationship between the two. We report a parturient who had a cesarean section under spinal anesthesia and developed severe headache with fall in Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and motor deficit three hours after the operation. She had Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) done which shows subarachnoid hemorrhage with intraventricular extension. She got discharge seven days later with recovery of full GCS and recovering motor deficit with full recovery after six weeks. Subarachnoid hemorrhage should be considered when assessing obstretic patients with atypical headache with any other neurological abnormal findings.