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J Assoc Physicians India · Jul 2010
Case ReportsFocal myelomalacia and syrinx formation after spinal anaesthesia.
- Niraj Kumar, Surya Prakash Patidar, Deepika Joshi, and Nilesh Kumar.
- Department of Neurology Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
- J Assoc Physicians India. 2010 Jul 1; 58: 450-1.
AbstractSpinal cord injury is an uncommon complication of post epidural lumbar anesthesia with acute and delayed progressive neurological complications described. Few cases of post spinal anaesthesia syrinx formation have been reported in literature. We report an interesting case of focal myelomalacia with syrinx formation occurring post lumbar anesthesia in a thity five year old female undergoing open cholecystectomy.
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