[Life-threatening acute subdural haematoma after combinedspinal-epidural anaesthesia in labour].

Background And Objectives: Only few reports in literature have pointed out to the possibility of a cranial subdural haematoma formation associated with dural puncture during spinal orepidural analgesia. We herein describe such a rare case who was diagnosed to have acute subdural haematoma after combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia used in labour.

Case Report: A 34-year-old, primigravid women with a gestation of 38 weeks underwent cae-sarean section under combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia and gave birth to a healthy boy.

Phenytoin Induced Erythema Multiforme after Cranial Radiation Therapy.

The prophylactic use of phenytoin during and after brain surgery and cranial irradiation is a common measure in brain tumor therapy. Phenytoin has been associated with variety of adverse skin reactions including urticaria, erythroderma, erythema multiforme (EM), Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and toxic epidermal necrolysis. EM associated with phenytoin and cranial radiation therapy (EMPACT) is a rare specific entity among patients with brain tumors receiving radiation therapy while on prophylactic anti-convulsive therapy.

Life-threatening acute subdural haematoma after combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia in labour.

Background And Objectives: Only few reports in literature have pointed out to the possibility of a cranial subdural haematoma formation associated with dural puncture during spinal or epidural analgesia. We herein describe such a rare case who was diagnosed to have acute subdural haematoma after combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia used in labour.

Case Report: A 34-year-old, primigravid women with a gestation of 38 weeks underwent caesarean section under combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia and gave birth to a healthy boy.

Far lateral disc herniation evaluated by coronal magnetic resonance imaging: case series.

The extent of the slice thickness in spinal axial and sagittal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is limited. We therefore, propose the idea of using coronal MRI to better delineate lumbar far lateral disc herniations. Six patients with coronal MR images who underwent surgery are presented in this study.