J Korean Pain Soc.
2001 Dec;14(2):253-256.
Unilateral Paraparesis after Cesarean Section under Epidural Anesthesia: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheon An, Korea. anedhkim@hanmail.net
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- One of the most serious complications of regional anesthesia is a neurological deficit. Although such a problem is very rare, obstetric patients may develop paresthesia and motor dysfuntion during the postoperative period in association with number of other factors, including direct nerve trauma, equipment problems, adhesive arachnoiditis, anterior spinal artery syndrome, epidural hematoma or abscess and adverse drug effect. We experienced a case of unilateral paraparesis following epidural anesthesia with 20 ml of 0.75% ropivacaine and 25ng of fentanyl in an obstetric patient.
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