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  • Title: Lumbar ependymoma presenting with paraplegia following attempted spinal anaesthesia.
    Author: Jaeger M, Rickels E, Schmidt A, Samii M, Blömer U.
    Journal: Br J Anaesth; 2002 Mar; 88(3):438-40. PubMed ID: 11990280.
    Abstract:
    Neurological deterioration from intraspinal haematoma following insertion of a spinal needle is extremely rare. We present the case of a 28-yr-old female, who presented with complete paraplegia following attempted spinal anaesthesia for delivery of her third child. Space-occupying iatrogenic spinal haemorrhage from a previously undiagnosed lumbar ependymoma was found to be the precipitating cause. Following laminotomy with blood clot and tumour removal her neurological function improved.
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