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Myoclonic spasms after epidural diamorphine infusion
Author(s) -
JAYAWARDENA B.,
HILL D. J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb11688.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , myoclonus , pharmacology
Summary A case is presented in which myoclonus occurred after epidural diamorphine infusion. Reports of this phenomenon following other epidural drugs and possible mechanisms are discussed.