Horner's Syndrome and Upper Limb Paresthesia During Labor Epidural Analgesia: A Case Report.

analgesia epidural horner’s syndrome horner’s syndrome after epidural labour epidural analgesia

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Historique:
accepted: 17 01 2022
entrez: 24 1 2022
pubmed: 25 1 2022
medline: 25 1 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Horner's syndrome is a condition that results from sympathetic nervous system dysfunction. Labor epidural analgesia is known to be a rare cause of Horner's Syndrome. However, in the obstetric population, the incidence of Horner's Syndrome is higher than in the rest of the population as it is a consequence of high cephalad spread of local anesthetic (LA) probably enhanced by the anatmophysiologic changes of pregnancy. We present a case of unilateral Horner's syndrome as a complication of epidural analgesia with accompanying upper limb paresthesia and motor weakness, a rarely encountered symptom.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35070588
doi: 10.7759/cureus.21388
pmc: PMC8765805
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e21388

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022, Crisóstomo et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

João Crisóstomo (J)

Anesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, PRT.

Carolina Dias (C)

Anesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, PRT.

Daniel Pedro (D)

Anesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, PRT.

Rafael Pires (R)

Anesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, PRT.

Teresa Rocha (T)

Anesthesiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, PRT.

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