Trigeminal nerve and facial nerve palsy after combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for cesarean section.

Authors :: Fang JY
Lin JW
Li Q
Jiang N
Gao Y
Source :: Journal of clinical anesthesia [J Clin Anesth] 2010 Feb; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 56-8.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: A case of emergency cesarean section due to a prolonged second stage of labor in a 29 year-old woman is presented. She had trigeminal nerve and facial nerve palsy after combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for cesarean section.

Subjects :: Adult
Female
Humans
Obstetric Labor Complications
Pregnancy
Anesthesia, Epidural adverse effects
Anesthesia, Spinal adverse effects
Cesarean Section methods
Facial Nerve Diseases etiology
Facial Paralysis etiology
Trigeminal Nerve Diseases etiology

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