Korean J Anesthesiol.
2008 Feb;54(2):201-203. 10.4097/kjae.2008.54.2.201.
Myoclonus following Spinal Anesthesia with Hyperbaric Bupivacaine: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea. agnetask@yahoo.co.kr
- KMID: 2244024
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2008.54.2.201
Abstract
- Myoclonus is a rare neurologic complication of spinal anesthesia.We describe here a case of spinal segmental myoclonus that we encountered in a 45-year-old woman following spinal anesthesia. Spinal anesthesia was performed using 2.4 section sign cent of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine without any complications and surgery was uneventful.However, myoclonic movements were observed in her lower extremities 2 hours after the intrathecal injection. These movements were ameliorated by intravenous injection of diazepam. The patient fully recovered without any neurologic sequelae.
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