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Postnatal paraparesis following epidural analgesia and forceps delivery
Author(s) -
NEWMAN B.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1983.tb10459.x
Subject(s) - medicine , forceps delivery , forceps , anesthesia , lumbar , obstetrical forceps , combined spinal epidural , surgery , pregnancy , vaginal delivery , genetics , biology
Summary A case of temporary postnatal paraparesis following epidural analgesia and Kielland's forceps delivery is described. The patient was found to have a narrow lumbar spinal canal on X‐ray. The possible causes of the paraparesis are discussed.