These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Horner's syndrome and trigeminal nerve palsy following epidural analgesia for labor.
    Author: Lynch JH, Keneally RJ, Hustead TR.
    Journal: J Am Board Fam Med; 2006; 19(5):521-3. PubMed ID: 16951303.
    Abstract:
    Epidural analgesia is a widely used method of pain control in the labor and delivery setting but is not without risks. We present a case of Horner's syndrome and trigeminal nerve palsy as a rare complication of epidural analgesia in an obstetric patient. Although reported in few instances in the anesthesia literature, awareness among providers in obstetrics is critical because this could be the first sign of a high sympathetic blockade resulting in potential maternal-fetal morbidity.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]