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[Oculomotor paralysis and spinal anesthesia].

F Vial1, H Bouaziz, A Adam

  • 1Service d'anesthésie-réanimation chirurgicale, hôpital central, 29, avenue Lattre-de-Tassigny, 54035 Nancy, France.

Annales Francaises D'Anesthesie Et De Reanimation
|March 10, 2001
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A rare case of abducens nerve palsy causing diplopia after spinal anesthesia for Cesarean delivery resolved spontaneously. Symptoms of neckache and headache also improved over eight months.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Anesthesiology
  • Ophthalmology

Background:

  • Spinal anesthesia is frequently used for Cesarean sections.
  • Dural puncture can lead to post-dural puncture headache and, rarely, cranial nerve palsies.

Observation:

  • A parturient developed diplopia due to abducens (sixth cranial) nerve palsy after spinal anesthesia with a 25-gauge Whitacre needle.
  • The patient also experienced neckache and postural headache, indicative of dural puncture.
  • Two epidural blood patches failed to resolve the diplopia.

Findings:

  • The abducens nerve palsy, causing diplopia, resolved completely within eight months.
  • Post-dural puncture symptoms, including headache, also resolved.

Implications:

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  • This case highlights a rare but self-limiting complication of spinal anesthesia.
  • Abducens nerve palsy following dural puncture may require conservative management and observation.
  • Spontaneous resolution suggests the potential for neural recovery even after persistent symptoms.