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Unintentional paediatric subdural catheter with oculomotor and abducens nerve palsies
Author(s) -
Haughton Andrew John,
Chalkiadis George A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1999.00412.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abducens nerve , anesthesia , surgery , catheter , presentation (obstetrics) , palsy , alternative medicine , pathology
Summary A 13‐year‐old female with a past history of lumbar laminectomy developed a subdural block 18 h after the commencement of an epidural infusion of bupivacaine 0.125% and fentanyl 2 μg·ml −1 . Signs at presentation included bilateral abducens nerve palsies in the absence of headache and a previously unreported unilateral third cranial nerve palsy. An epidurogram displayed subdural placement.