Spontaneous Recovery of Paraplegia Caused by Spinal Epidural Hematoma after Removal of Epidural Catheter
Joint Authors
Shigematsu, Kenji
Higa, Kazuo
Iwashita, Kouhei
Nitahara, Keiichi
Source
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a patient who developed paraplegia caused by a spinal epidural hematoma after removal of an epidural catheter, which resolved spontaneously.
A 60-year-old woman underwent thoracoscopic partial resection of the left lung under general anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia.
She neither was coagulopathic nor had received anticoagulants.
Paraplegia occurred 40 minutes after removal of the epidural catheter on the first postoperative day.
Magnetic resonance images revealed a spinal epidural hematoma.
Surgery was not required as the paraplegia gradually improved until, within 1 hour, it had completely resolved.
Hypoesthesia had completely resolved by the third postoperative day.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Iwashita, Kouhei& Shigematsu, Kenji& Higa, Kazuo& Nitahara, Keiichi. 2014. Spontaneous Recovery of Paraplegia Caused by Spinal Epidural Hematoma after Removal of Epidural Catheter. Case Reports in Anesthesiology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Iwashita, Kouhei…[et al.]. Spontaneous Recovery of Paraplegia Caused by Spinal Epidural Hematoma after Removal of Epidural Catheter. Case Reports in Anesthesiology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460901
American Medical Association (AMA)
Iwashita, Kouhei& Shigematsu, Kenji& Higa, Kazuo& Nitahara, Keiichi. Spontaneous Recovery of Paraplegia Caused by Spinal Epidural Hematoma after Removal of Epidural Catheter. Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460901
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460901
