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[Intramedullary injection with tethered cord : Case report of a rare complication during spinal anesthesia].

Der Anaesthesist 2018 Februrary
Although very rare, severe neurological complications can occur when undergoing spinal anesthesia. This report describes and analyses a case of spinal injury due to an undiagnosed tethered cord (TC) during spinal anesthesia for a cesarean section of a 31-year-old woman expecting twins. As a consequence of spinal dysraphism during embryogenesis, an atypically low conus level can occur and increase the risk of injury during neuraxial anesthesia, especially in the absence of symptoms. Injuries can be caused by mechanical trauma from direct needle injury, hematoma or neurotoxicity from local anesthetics. Special attention should therefore be paid to frequent symptoms, such as a hairy nevus on the back, deformities of the feet or bladder and bowels, voiding and micturition dysfunction in order to reduce the risk of complications.

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