Unilateral Horner’s Syndrome and Trigeminal Nerve Palsy After Lumbar Epidural Anaesthesia for Cesarean Section

We report a healthy 29-year-old primigravida at 38 weeks gestation who underwent elective cesarean section and suffered from Horner’s syndrome and trigeminal palsy following epidural anaesthesia. The prompt recognition of this complication associated with lumbar epidural anaesthesia requiring close...

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Autores principales: Vieira, Ana Luísa Matos, Infante, Cândida, Costa, Maria, Bernardino, Ana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Turkish Society of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation 2022
Materias:
Case Report Obstetric Anaesthesia
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9153927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35256351
http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/TJAR.2021.923
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Sumario:We report a healthy 29-year-old primigravida at 38 weeks gestation who underwent elective cesarean section and suffered from Horner’s syndrome and trigeminal palsy following epidural anaesthesia. The prompt recognition of this complication associated with lumbar epidural anaesthesia requiring close monitoring of the patient in order to prevent autonomic complications has been addressed.

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