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ArticleJA clinical reports2021

A case of spinal nerve neurotoxicity with ropivacaine after combined spinal and epidural anesthesia.

Tsukasa Shimauchi, Jun Yoshino, Naoyuki Fujimura

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Article in JA clinical reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Tsukasa ShimauchiDepartment of Anesthesiology, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. tsukasa.shimauchi.1@ulaval.ca.
Jun YoshinoDepartment of Anesthesiology, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
Naoyuki FujimuraDepartment of Anesthesiology, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
St Mary's Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeurotoxicity caused by a local anesthetic after regional anesthesia is a rare but serious problem for anesthesiologists. It is difficult to diagnose neurotoxicity from anesthetics because of the large number of possible diagnoses. In this case report, careful monitoring by neurological examinations helped to diagnose local neurotoxicity caused after epidural anesthesia. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 41-year-old pregnant woman who underwent emergency cesarean delivery under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia suffered left leg paralysis after surgery. Multiple neurological examinations (e.g., electromyography, nerve conduction study) revealed that the paralysis was induced by the neurotoxicity of ropivacaine. The neurological examinations were also useful to monitor the recovery process.

conclusionsThis is the first clinical case report that describes the diagnosis of and recovery from local anesthesia-induced neurotoxicity monitored by electromyography and nerve conduction study. Neurological disorders caused by regional anesthetics should be carefully examined and diagnosed using these neurological examinations.

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ElectromyographyLocal anestheticNeurotoxicityRopivacaine

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PMID34585308
PMCPMC8479046
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