• J Clin Anesth · Sep 2015

    Case Reports

    Persistent cauda equina syndrome after cesarean section under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia: a case report.

    • Xiubin Chen, Zhendong Xu, Rong Lin, and Zhiqiang Liu.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200040 China.
    • J Clin Anesth. 2015 Sep 1; 27 (6): 520-3.

    AbstractA 29-year-old pregnant woman was delivered by cesarean section under a combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. Thirty hours after an uneventful surgery, she complained of weakness in her lower extremities and developed fecal and urinary incontinence. Lumbosacral magnetic resonance imaging showed thickening and clumping of cauda equina nerve roots at L2-3 level, consistent with the diagnosis of arachnoiditis. The patient was included in an intense rehabilitation program with a diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome. Most of the symptoms resolved within a few days, but right side foot drop persisted for 2 years after the procedure. Because there was no other etiologies being noticed, we hypothesized that the hyperbaric bupivacaine neurotoxicity was likely to be the cause for this neurologic deficit.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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