Rev Neurol France
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Neurological sequelae reported after epidural anesthesia include epidural hematoma, spinal cord ischemic injury and lumbosacral nerve root injury. We describe here a case of monoplegia of the right lower limb associated with an ipsilateral loss of perception of pain and temperature following an epidural anesthesia. ⋯ Hypotension, vascular spasm, trauma, arteriosclerosis, pressure increase in the epidural space are potential causative mechanisms. Unilateral symptoms might result from injury to a sulcocommissural artery or an anterior spinal artery when duplicated.