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  • Title: Spinal anaesthesia in a patient with hereditary spastic paraplegia: case report and literature review.
    Author: Thomas I, Thomas M, Scrutton M.
    Journal: Int J Obstet Anesth; 2006 Jul; 15(3):254-6. PubMed ID: 16798455.
    Abstract:
    We report the use of spinal anaesthesia in a patient with hereditary spastic paraplegia who presented for manual removal of placenta following a normal vaginal delivery. This 18-year-old primigravida had been diagnosed with hereditary spastic paraplegia at 8 years of age when neurological examination revealed mild bilateral lower limb spasticity. A 25-gauge Whitacre spinal anaesthetic needle was inserted at the L3-4 intervertebral space and 0.5% plain bupivacaine 2 mL plus fentanyl 25 microg administered. The procedure was uneventful. At 24 hours postoperatively, there was full neurological recovery to pre-anaesthetic levels. The hereditary spastic paraplegias are a group of neurological disorders characterised by a slowly progressing spastic paraparesis. The neurological disorder and its anaesthetic implications are reviewed.
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