Transient spinal myoclonus after spinal anaesthesia with bupivacaine in the perioperation period

Anaesthesist

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 518-

  Lin, C S ^a   Wei Hung, C ^b   Lee, Y W ^c  

^a FENG YUAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MYOCLONUS; NERVE CELL; VITAL SIGN;

ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCLONUS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 44149121899     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-008-1362-6     Document Type: Letter

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