Browse the latest research summaries in the field of anesthesiology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Case Reports in Neurology, 2024 • May 22, 2024
This case report describes a rare instance of unilateral anterior spinal artery (ASA) syndrome following spinal anesthesia for a cesarean section. The patient experienced left lower extremity weakness...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with left lower extremity weakness, loss of temperature sensation, and urinary retention following spinal anesthesia for cesarian section.
Cureus, 2024 • July 26, 2024
This case report highlights the rare but serious complication of perioperative spinal cord injury (POSCI) following a Whipple procedure. A 65-year-old male with pre-existing cervical stenosis experien...
KEY FINDING: The patient experienced an acute change in neurological exam four hours following his surgery concerning for perioperative cervical spine injury of undetermined etiology.
Cureus, 2024 • July 25, 2024
This case report highlights the rehabilitation outcomes of a 24-year-old female who received inadvertent intrathecal digoxin during a routine cesarean section, leading to encephalomeningitis, vestibul...
KEY FINDING: The patient demonstrated significant improvement in both cognition and functional mobility during a one-month inpatient rehabilitation program.
Cureus, 2024 • September 14, 2024
This case report presents a patient with chronic peripheral neuropathic pain due to a median nerve injury, which was successfully treated with spinal cord stimulation (SCS). The patient's treatment in...
KEY FINDING: A combination of nerve blocks and rehabilitation during opioid reduction can prevent worsening pain.
Cureus, 2025 • February 22, 2025
This case report discusses the effective use of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) to treat lower limb pain caused by conus medullaris syndrome. This case highlights the diagnostic difficulties associated ...
KEY FINDING: The patient experienced electric shock-like pain during epidural anesthesia for laparoscopic colon resection, which persisted postoperatively, leading to the diagnosis of conus medullaris syndrome.
Cureus, 2021 • September 26, 2021
Ischemia-reperfusion injury is a rare but serious complication following spinal decompression surgeries, potentially leading to paralysis due to oxidative damage and inflammation. This case report pre...
KEY FINDING: The patient developed diffuse cord edema and postoperative quadriplegia after undergoing posterior cervical laminectomy for severe cervical stenosis.
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 • May 11, 2022
The case report details the successful anesthetic management of a cesarean section in a 29-year-old woman with paraplegia due to a T6 spinal cord injury, using spinal anesthesia with low-concentration...
KEY FINDING: Spinal anesthesia with low-concentration ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine can be used to achieve stable hemodynamics during cesarean section in paraplegic patients.
Am J Case Rep, 2019 • September 13, 2019
This case report highlights the risk of spinal epidural hematoma after epidural catheter removal in patients receiving urgent antithrombotic therapy following coronary intervention. The patient's low ...
KEY FINDING: The patient developed motor paralysis and sensory loss hours after the epidural catheter was removed.
Medicine, 2019 • October 18, 2019
This case report details a catastrophic outcome following intraspinal anesthesia due to an undiagnosed spinal deformity leading to an intradural hematoma. The patient suffered significant neurological...
KEY FINDING: The patient presented with a massive spindle-like intradural hematoma compressing the dural sac, extending from T12 to S2.
J Vet Intern Med, 2020 • July 1, 2020
This retrospective study investigated the association between anesthesia duration and outcome in 297 dogs with acute severe spinal cord injury due to thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation (IVDH...
KEY FINDING: Dogs that regained the ability to walk after surgery had significantly shorter anesthesia times compared to those that did not recover.