Spontaneous Termination of Spinal Myoclonus after Spinal Anesthesia: A Case Report

Autor: Asamaporn Puetpaiboon, Thanyalak Amornpojnimman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), Vol 40, Iss 5, Pp 585-588 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2586-9981
2630-0559
DOI: 10.31584/jhsmr.2021852
Popis: Spinal myoclonus following neuraxial anesthesia isextremely rare. Herein, wereport onacase of spinal myoclonus after spinal anesthesia for elective colpocleisis with perineorrhaphy, in a 71-year-old woman. Sudden, brief, repetitive, and rhythmic hyperkinetic movement in both legs developed two hours after spinal injection with hyperbaric bupivacaine; which then spontaneously resolved after 45 minutes without leaving any neurologic deficit.
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