title: Acute quadriplegia after interscalene block secondary to cervical body erosion and epidural abscess.
abstract: Although the incidence of neurological complications after shoulder surgery with regional anesthesia remains low but serious negative outcomes have been reported in the literature. Here we report a case of acute quadriplegia secondary to cervical epidural abscess and possible neck manipulation.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, VA Western New York Healthcare System, State University of New York at Buffalo, 3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA. jahanpor@buffalo.edu
authors: Jahan
authors: J
authors: Porhomayon
authors: Nader D
authors: ND
authors: Nader
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery*