Unilateral analgesia following epidural and subarachnoid block.
A case of unintentional unilateral analgesia following both epidural and subarachnoid block is presented. It is suggested that the presence of an anomalous congenital midline diffusion barrier in both the epidural and subarachnoid spaces could explain this phenomenon.
D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space