Complete resolution of myoclonus-like involuntary movements under subarachnoid block after midazolam administration in a patient undergoing cesarean section: a case report

Involuntary movement during and after neuraxial anesthesia, such as spinal and epidural anesthesia, is rarely observed. In this report, we describe a case of myoclonus-like involuntary movement of the upper extremities in a patient undergoing a planned repeat cesarean section under spinal anesthesia...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Nakamoto, Kiichi Hirota, Teppei Iwai, Koh Shingu
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Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2015-04-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-68-193.pdf
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spelling doaj-dc5d786994174f97b1813c90d6406f592020-11-25T03:57:36ZengKorean Society of AnesthesiologistsKorean Journal of Anesthesiology2005-64192005-75632015-04-0168219319510.4097/kjae.2015.68.2.1938053Complete resolution of myoclonus-like involuntary movements under subarachnoid block after midazolam administration in a patient undergoing cesarean section: a case reportTakahiro Nakamoto0Kiichi Hirota1Teppei Iwai2Koh Shingu3Department of Anesthesiology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.Department of Anesthesiology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.Department of Anesthesiology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.Department of Anesthesiology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.Involuntary movement during and after neuraxial anesthesia, such as spinal and epidural anesthesia, is rarely observed. In this report, we describe a case of myoclonus-like involuntary movement of the upper extremities in a patient undergoing a planned repeat cesarean section under spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine that completely subsided after administration of 2 mg of midazolam. The myoclonus-like movement did not recur or cause any apparent neurological side effects.http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-68-193.pdfcesarean sectioninvoluntary movementmyoclonusspinal anesthesia
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author Takahiro Nakamoto
Kiichi Hirota
Teppei Iwai
Koh Shingu
spellingShingle Takahiro Nakamoto
Kiichi Hirota
Teppei Iwai
Koh Shingu
Complete resolution of myoclonus-like involuntary movements under subarachnoid block after midazolam administration in a patient undergoing cesarean section: a case report
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
cesarean section
involuntary movement
myoclonus
spinal anesthesia
author_facet Takahiro Nakamoto
Kiichi Hirota
Teppei Iwai
Koh Shingu
author_sort Takahiro Nakamoto
title Complete resolution of myoclonus-like involuntary movements under subarachnoid block after midazolam administration in a patient undergoing cesarean section: a case report
title_short Complete resolution of myoclonus-like involuntary movements under subarachnoid block after midazolam administration in a patient undergoing cesarean section: a case report
title_full Complete resolution of myoclonus-like involuntary movements under subarachnoid block after midazolam administration in a patient undergoing cesarean section: a case report
title_fullStr Complete resolution of myoclonus-like involuntary movements under subarachnoid block after midazolam administration in a patient undergoing cesarean section: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Complete resolution of myoclonus-like involuntary movements under subarachnoid block after midazolam administration in a patient undergoing cesarean section: a case report
title_sort complete resolution of myoclonus-like involuntary movements under subarachnoid block after midazolam administration in a patient undergoing cesarean section: a case report
publisher Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
series Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
issn 2005-6419
2005-7563
publishDate 2015-04-01
description Involuntary movement during and after neuraxial anesthesia, such as spinal and epidural anesthesia, is rarely observed. In this report, we describe a case of myoclonus-like involuntary movement of the upper extremities in a patient undergoing a planned repeat cesarean section under spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine that completely subsided after administration of 2 mg of midazolam. The myoclonus-like movement did not recur or cause any apparent neurological side effects.
topic cesarean section
involuntary movement
myoclonus
spinal anesthesia
url http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-68-193.pdf
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