title: Multiple cranial nerve palsies complicating retrobulbar eye block.
abstract: This report details a case of accidental brainstem anaesthesia complicating retrobulbar block for cataract surgery in an 83-year-old man. Prompt diagnosis and treatment resulted in a successful outcome. The many possible presentations of brainstem anaesthesia are described and causative mechanisms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victorian Ear and Eye Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vote
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005123:Eye / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*