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Question 1

postdural puncture headache

Answer 1

This postpartum patient with a severe headache after recent epidural anesthesia

patients can develop a positional headache (ie, headache worsens when
sitting or standing and improves with lying down), which correlates with the increased and decreased herniation/pressure on the brain, within
72 hours of the procedure.

Question 2

………… unintentional dural puncture may occur, causing cerebrospinal fluid leakage, low cerebrospinal fluid pressure, and resultant slight herniation of the brain and brainstem

Answer 2

During placement of neuraxial anesthesia,