[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.