RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Horner’s Syndrome and Trigeminal Nerve Palsy following Epidural Analgesia for Labor
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 521
OP 523
DO 10.3122/jabfm.19.5.521
VO 19
IS 5
A1 James H. Lynch
A1 Ryan J. Keneally
A1 Thomas R. Hustead
YR 2006
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/19/5/521.abstract
AB 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.