Paraplegia Caused by Caudal Analgesia.
10.4097/kjae.2000.39.4.602
- Author:
Yung Dae YUN
1
;
Hae Ja KIM
;
Seok Hwa YUN
;
Si Yeon NO
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Taejon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Paraplegia: caudal analgesia
- MeSH:
Analgesia*;
Hemangioma;
Humans;
Ischemia;
Paralysis;
Paraplegia*
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2000;39(4):602-605
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Caudal analgesia is a widely accepted technique for providing pain relief. However, both permanent and transient neurologic complications, including paraplegia, have been reported. We report on a patient who developed paraplegia following a caudal block for an epidural mass. The cause of the paraplegia was unknown, but possibly spinal angioma may have taken part in the onset and progression of the paralysis. A mechanism is proposed by which the caudal injection may have caused a change in blood flow through the spinal angioma resulting in cord ischemia.
