Neurological complaints after unsuccessful spinal anaesthesia as a manifestation of incipient syringomyelia
1998; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1097/00003643-199801000-00018
ISSN1365-2346
Autores Tópico(s)Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
ResumoThe medical literature sometimes reports neurological complications after spinal or epidural anaesthesia. In a few cases, the onset of symptoms can be a sign of a pre-existing disease without a primary connection with regional anaesthesia. In the following case report, the patient complained of paraesthesias in both legs after a failed spinal anaesthesia, even though the needle had been placed intrathecally. Only neurological examination and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging revealed the presence of syringomyelia.
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