| Paraplegia Caused by Caudal Analgesia. |
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Yung Dae Yun, Hae Ja Kim, Seok Hwa Yun, Si Yeon No |
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Department of Anesthesiology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Taejon, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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Caudal analgesia is a widely accepted technique for providing pain relief. However, both permanent and transient neurologic complications, including paraplegia, have been reported. We report on a patient who developed paraplegia following a caudal block for an epidural mass. The cause of the paraplegia was unknown, but possibly spinal angioma may have taken part in the onset and progression of the paralysis. A mechanism is proposed by which the caudal injection may have caused a change in blood flow through the spinal angioma resulting in cord ischemia. |
| Key Words:
Paraplegia: caudal analgesia |
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