Unilateral Hemiparesis with Thoracic Epidural in an Adolescent

Objective. Unilateral sensory and motor blockade is known to occur with epidural anesthesia but is rarely reported in children. The differential diagnosis should include the presence of a midline epidural septum. Case Report. We describe a case of a 16-year-old adolescent who developed repeated comp...

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Main Authors: Rosalie F. Tassone, Christian Seefelder, Navil F. Sethna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/732584