title: Lumbar ependymoma presenting with paraplegia following attempted spinal anaesthesia.
abstract: Neurological deterioration from intraspinal haematoma following insertion of a spinal needle is extremely rare. We present the case of a 28-yr-old female, who presented with complete paraplegia following attempted spinal anaesthesia for delivery of her third child. Space-occupying iatrogenic spinal haemorrhage from a previously undiagnosed lumbar ependymoma was found to be the precipitating cause. Following laminotomy with blood clot and tumour removal her neurological function improved.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Leipzig, Germany.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Jaeger
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Rickels
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Schmidt
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Samii
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Blömer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*