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Foot Drop-A Rare Complicationof Sub Arachnoid Block - A Case Report


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1 Yenepoya Medical College, Mangaluru, India

Neurological complications for central neuraxial blocks are less common. At the time of spinal anaesthesia, if the patient complains of pain or paraesthesia, watch these cases postoperatively carefully for any neurological deficit.

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Foot Drop, Spinal Anesthesia, Paresthesia, Polyradiculopathy.
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Ajay Basarigidad
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangaluru, India
S. Padmanabha
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangaluru, India

Abstract


Neurological complications for central neuraxial blocks are less common. At the time of spinal anaesthesia, if the patient complains of pain or paraesthesia, watch these cases postoperatively carefully for any neurological deficit.

Keywords


Foot Drop, Spinal Anesthesia, Paresthesia, Polyradiculopathy.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/isacon-Karnataka%2F2017%2FEP035