Spinal myoclonus following combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 597-600

  Menezes, F V ^a   Venkat, N ^b  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; NIFEDIPINE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DISORIENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA; NULLIPARA; OPISTHOTONUS; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREECLAMPSIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCLONUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 33646710804     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04655.x     Document Type: Article

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