Exacerbation of preexisting neurological deficits by neuraxial anesthesia: Report of 7 cases

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 304-313

  Aldrete, J Antonio ^a   Reza Medina, Marisela ^b   Daud, Olga ^c   Lalin Iglesias, Silvia ^c   Chiodetti, Gustavo ^e   Guevara, Uriah ^d   Wikinski, Jaime A ^e   Torrieri, Alberto ^f  

^a Arachnoiditis Foundation Inc   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

^c Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^e Federacion Argentina de Asociaciones de Anestesiologos ^*

^f Federacion Argentina de Asociaciones de Anestesiologos   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Epidural, spinal; Medicolegal issues; Neurological deficit, exacerbation of

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CAFFEINE BENZOATE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPYRONE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; GLUCOSE; INFUSION FLUID; LIDOCAINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PROPOFOL; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ANESTHESIST; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BURNING FEET SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CYST; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DURA MATER; DYSESTHESIA; E-MAIL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FAX; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPESTHESIA; INTERNET; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MEXICO; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PARAPLEGIA; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 20444383488     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.08.011     Document Type: Article

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