[Recurrent nerve paralysis and Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome following an interscalene block of the brachial plexus].
The association of a recurrent laryngeal block with a Horner's syndrome occurred in one patient after right interscalene brachial plexus block. Hoarseness was the main clinical symptom of recurrent paralysis and lasted 4 h. The subsequent course was totally uneventful and required no specific treatment. But the interscalene route of brachial plexus block may be potentially hazardous in the patient with a full stomach.
D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
Paralysie récurrentielle et syndrome de Claude Bernard-Horner après blocage interscalénique du plexus brachial.