title: Anesthesia-related periodic involuntary movement in an obstetrical patient for cesarean section under epidural anesthesia: a case report.
abstract: Anesthesia-related periodic involuntary movements in a patient with regional anesthesia or etomidate anesthesia can be alarming. This case report describes anesthesia-related periodic involuntary movement in a patient undergoing cesarean section with epidural anesthesia. The anesthesia-related periodic involuntary movement occurred postoperatively in the recovery room. The discussion includes a brief review of spinal cord anatomy and physiology, as well as a review of the literature describing similar events.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Albuquerque, USA.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koza
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D009068:Movement; D010507:Periodicity; D011247:Pregnancy; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology