Case Report: Can Steroids Help in a Case of Allodynia Following Spinal Anaesthesia for a Caesarean Section?

Most of the anaesthesia related neurological complications are associated with paresthesia upon introduction spinal needle. Steroids may shorten duration effects caused by nerve injury. A 27-year-old female patient undergoing caesarean section experienced during intrathecal After wore off, she developed tactile allodynia. Intravenous hydrocortisone was given; marked improvement pain and allodynia observed. Contact needle a root have an inflammatory response. The benefit steroids in cases injury is still debatable. They likely decrease levels autoantibodies that delay regeneration.