Epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section in a patient with Devic's Syndrome.
The anaesthetic management of a 29-year-old paraplegic woman suffering from Devic's Syndrome scheduled to undergo Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia is presented. The case is discussed with particular reference to the risk of autonomic hyperreflexia.
Gunaydin
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Assistant Professor, and Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. gunaydin@med.gazi.edu.tr
Akcali
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Alkan
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D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D020211:Autonomic Dysreflexia / Q000209:etiology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000150:complications; D009471:Neuromyelitis Optica / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications