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Acute quadriplegia after interscalene block secondary to cervical body erosion and epidural abscess

  • SUNY Buffalo

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)891-894
Number of pages4
JournalMiddle East Journal of Anesthesiology
Volume21
Issue number6
StatePublished - Oct 2012

Keywords

  • Anesthesia
  • Brachial plexus
  • Cervical vertebrae
  • Conduction
  • Interscalene
  • Nerve block
  • Postoperative complications
  • Shoulder surgery
  • Spinal cord

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