Myoclonus following a Peripheral Nerve Block

Myoclonus is an extremely rare perioperative complication following neuraxial anesthesia. It has also been reported to occur due to peripheral nerve lesions. We report a case of self-limiting myoclonus following a routine peripheral nerve block in an otherwise healthy patient.

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Autores principales: Hudson, Arlene J., Guthmiller, Kevin B., Hyatt, Marian N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3725761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/213472
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description Myoclonus is an extremely rare perioperative complication following neuraxial anesthesia. It has also been reported to occur due to peripheral nerve lesions. We report a case of self-limiting myoclonus following a routine peripheral nerve block in an otherwise healthy patient.
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spelling pubmed-37257612013-08-09 Myoclonus following a Peripheral Nerve Block Hudson, Arlene J. Guthmiller, Kevin B. Hyatt, Marian N. Case Rep Anesthesiol Case Report Myoclonus is an extremely rare perioperative complication following neuraxial anesthesia. It has also been reported to occur due to peripheral nerve lesions. We report a case of self-limiting myoclonus following a routine peripheral nerve block in an otherwise healthy patient. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-07-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3725761/ /pubmed/23936682 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/213472 Text en Copyright © 2013 Arlene J. Hudson et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Myoclonus following a Peripheral Nerve Block
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3725761/
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