Myoclonus following Spinal Anesthesia with Hyperbaric Bupivacaine: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2008.54.2.201
- Author:
Soo Kyung LEE
1
;
Jin Woo SHIN
;
Jong Sung IM
;
Young Mi KIM
;
Ji Hyun PARK
;
Hyun CHOI
;
Hyun Soo MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea. agnetask@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
bupivacaine;
myoclonus;
spinal anesthesia
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, Spinal;
Bupivacaine;
Diazepam;
Female;
Humans;
Injections, Intravenous;
Injections, Spinal;
Lower Extremity;
Middle Aged;
Myoclonus
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2008;54(2):201-203
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Myoclonus is a rare neurologic complication of spinal anesthesia.We describe here a case of spinal segmental myoclonus that we encountered in a 45-year-old woman following spinal anesthesia. Spinal anesthesia was performed using 2.4 section sign cent of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine without any complications and surgery was uneventful.However, myoclonic movements were observed in her lower extremities 2 hours after the intrathecal injection. These movements were ameliorated by intravenous injection of diazepam. The patient fully recovered without any neurologic sequelae.
