Spinal myoclonus following spinal anesthesia in a cystoscopy case
Abstract
Spinal myoclonus developed after regional anesthesia is quite rare. They are sudden onset, involuntary, short focal or segmental contractions in a single muscle or a muscle group. Spinal myoclonus is a neuromuscular dysfunction developed after spinal cord pathologies (tumor, infection,etc.) Almost all reported cases were related to intrathecal bupivacaine or an epidural catheter. We aimed to present the spinal myoclonus we observed in our case caused by the administration of bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Case Report
Publication Date
March 14, 2019
Submission Date
November 21, 2017
Acceptance Date
January 15, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 58 Number: 1