A Case of Horner's Syndrome following Ultrasound-Guided Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block

Joint Authors

Mondher, Belhaj Amor
Mustapha, Ferjani
Mohamed Anis, Lebbi
Walid, Trabelsi

Source

Case Reports in Anesthesiology

Issue

Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-08-22

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Horner’s syndrome results from paralysis of the ipsilateral sympathetic cervical chain (stellate ganglion) caused by surgery, drugs (mainly high concentrations of local anesthetics), local compression (hematoma or tumor), or inadequate perioperative positioning of the patient.

It occurs in 100% of the patients with an interscalene block of the brachial plexus and can also occur in patients with other types of supraclavicular blocks.In this case report, we presented a case of Horner’s syndrome after performing an ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block with 15 mL of bupivacaine 0.5%.

It appeared 40 minutes after the block with specific triad (ptosis, miosis, and exophtalmia) and quickly disappears within 2 hours and a half without any sequelae.

Horner's syndrome may be described as an unpleasant side effect because it has no clinical consequences in itself.

For this reason anesthesiologists should be aware of this syndrome, and if it occurs patients should be reassured and monitored closely.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Walid, Trabelsi& Mondher, Belhaj Amor& Mohamed Anis, Lebbi& Mustapha, Ferjani. 2012. A Case of Horner's Syndrome following Ultrasound-Guided Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block. Case Reports in Anesthesiology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Walid, Trabelsi…[et al.]. A Case of Horner's Syndrome following Ultrasound-Guided Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block. Case Reports in Anesthesiology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Walid, Trabelsi& Mondher, Belhaj Amor& Mohamed Anis, Lebbi& Mustapha, Ferjani. A Case of Horner's Syndrome following Ultrasound-Guided Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block. Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447599

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-447599