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Warfarin is an anticoagulant which is frequently used in persons with mechanical heart valves at risk of thrombosis or embolism. Warfarin therapy during pregnancy can cause serious complications such as congenital malformations and intracranial hemorrhage. Warfarin-associated neonatal bleeding event is a rare complication. Here, we report a neonate with intraventricular and subarachnoid hemorrhage whose 29- year- old- mother has used warfarin for seven years, because of mitral valve replacement. We want to draw attention to the use of warfarin during pregnancy with this case report. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A 44-year-old male patient was admitted with the complaints of persistent headaches and physical debility. He was diagnosed as having chronic subdural hematoma. The hematoma drainage was performed with only one burr-hole Acute subdural hematoma, more than 2 cm thickness was determined in the contralateral side by the ongoing complaints of pain after 2nd day of surgery. This hematoma was urgently evacuated by craniotomy. Although it is possible to reveal this rare potential complications by computerized tomography in early post operative period (within first 12 hours), the authors emphasized the importance of such a rare complication in the early postoperative period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Intracranial subdural haematoma occurring after spinal anaesthesia is very uncommon but is a serious complication that can be fatal if treatment is not administered. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage originating from a dural puncture may cause haemorrage by dehiscence of the meningeal vessels. In this article, a case of a subdural haematoma following spinal anaesthesia is presented. Subdural bleeding should be considered in cases of a headache occurring after spinal anaesthesia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]