title: Recurrent spinal myoclonus after two episodes of spinal anesthesia at a 1-year interval -A case report-.
abstract: Spinal myoclonus is an unusual, self-limiting, adverse event that may occur during spinal anesthesia. The exact cause and underlying biochemical mechanism of spinal myoclonus remain unclear. A few cases of spinal myoclonus have been reported after administration of intrathecal bupivacaine. We report a case in which spinal myoclonus recurred after two episodes of spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine at a 1-year interval in a 35-year-old woman. The myoclonus was acute and transient. The patient recovered completely, with no neurologic sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Jun Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji Su
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: So-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Sung Jun
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hong