Neuromyelitis optica after a spinal anaesthesia with bupivacaine

We report the case of a 53-year old woman who developed a neuromyelitis optica (NMO or Devic’s syndrome) after a spinal anaesthesia with bupivacaine. To our knowledge, the use of bupivacaine in human has not been associated to neurological complications like myelitis or NMO. The patho genesis of thi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Multiple sclerosis 2003-10, Vol.9 (5), p.526-528
Hauptverfasser:	Hosseini, H, Brugieres, P, Degos, J D, Cesaro, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia Anesthesia depending on type of surgery Anesthesia, Spinal - adverse effects Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Anesthetics, Local - adverse effects Biological and medical sciences Bupivacaine - adverse effects Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Middle Aged Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis Neurology Neuromyelitis Optica - chemically induced Neuromyelitis Optica - pathology Neurosurgery
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the case of a 53-year old woman who developed a neuromyelitis optica (NMO or Devic’s syndrome) after a spinal anaesthesia with bupivacaine. To our knowledge, the use of bupivacaine in human has not been associated to neurological complications like myelitis or NMO. The patho genesis of this complication will be discussed.
ISSN:	1352-4585 1477-0970
DOI:	10.1191/1352458503ms942cr