Postpartum seizure as a complication of dural puncture and intracranial hypotension.

CMAJ

Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine (Causer, Birchall); Department of Anesthesia (Simchovich) and of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Pascoal), Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.

Published: July 2023

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