• Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Jan 1998

    Case Reports

    [Motor deficit of the lower limbs and urinary incontinence following peridural anesthesia].

    • P Lena, J Teboul, B Mercier, and F Bonnet.
    • Cardiologie médicochirurgicale, Institut Arnault-Tzanck, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France.
    • Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 1998 Jan 1;17(9):1144-7.

    AbstractNeurological complications of epidural anaesthesia are rare, but can be severe. We report the case of a 49-year-old man, with a history of non equilibrated diabetes, who experienced after an epidural anaesthesia for peripheral vascular surgery a polyneuropathy with muscle weakness of the lower extremities associated with a transient urinary incontinence. A spinal compression was excluded by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Electromyography showed an impaired nervous motor conduction. An aggravation of a pre-existing diabetic and alcoholic polyneuropathy, associated with possible spinal ischaemia of multifactorial origin could be the cause of these complications. This case emphasizes the importance, during preanesthetic assessment of candidates for epidural or spinal anaesthesia, to search for a possible unrecognized neuropathy at risk of aggravation by regional anaesthesia.

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