Horner Syndrome After Lumbar Epidural Analgesia in a Patient with Ehlers-danlos Syndrome
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Horner Syndrome After Lumbar Epidural Analgesia in a Patient with Ehlers-danlos Syndrome
Horner syndrome is a facial triad of miosis, ptosis, and anhidrosis. It is produced by a lesion of the sympathetic pathway supplying the head, eye, and neck. Causes range from benign to serious. Epidural anesthesia is widely used during obstetrics and general surgery. Although generally a safe procedure, it can cause neurologic and ophthalmologic complications. We report a case of unilateral Ho...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Open Anesthesiology Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1874-3218
DOI: 10.2174/1874321801711010012