Vocal cord palsy: A rare complication of spinal anesthesia

Vocal cord palsy: A rare complication of spinal anesthesia

Cranial nerve palsy is a known but rare complication of spinal anesthesia. Upper cranial nerves are more commonly involved following spinal anesthesia. Reports of the lower cranial nerve, especially branches of vagus nerve involvement leading to unilateral or even bilateral vocal cord palsy are spar...

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Main Authors: Hyma Jose, Anil Thomas, Lydia Jacob, Jency Maria Koshy, Josna James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
Subjects:
spinal anesthesia
recurrent laryngeal nerve
vocal cord palsy
Online Access:http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2021;volume=8;issue=1;spage=47;epage=49;aulast=Jose
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spelling doaj-e50d2701335b4a0ba7e064dfb1f579a02021-07-07T10:31:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsCHRISMED Journal of Health and Research2348-33342348-506X2021-01-0181474910.4103/cjhr.cjhr_71_20Vocal cord palsy: A rare complication of spinal anesthesiaHyma JoseAnil ThomasLydia JacobJency Maria KoshyJosna JamesCranial nerve palsy is a known but rare complication of spinal anesthesia. Upper cranial nerves are more commonly involved following spinal anesthesia. Reports of the lower cranial nerve, especially branches of vagus nerve involvement leading to unilateral or even bilateral vocal cord palsy are sparse. Here, we report a case series of patients who presented with vocal cord palsy following spinal anesthesia.http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2021;volume=8;issue=1;spage=47;epage=49;aulast=Josespinal anesthesiarecurrent laryngeal nervevocal cord palsy
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author Hyma Jose
Anil Thomas
Lydia Jacob
Jency Maria Koshy
Josna James
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Anil Thomas
Lydia Jacob
Jency Maria Koshy
Josna James
Vocal cord palsy: A rare complication of spinal anesthesia
CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
spinal anesthesia
recurrent laryngeal nerve
vocal cord palsy
author_facet Hyma Jose
Anil Thomas
Lydia Jacob
Jency Maria Koshy
Josna James
author_sort Hyma Jose
title Vocal cord palsy: A rare complication of spinal anesthesia
title_short Vocal cord palsy: A rare complication of spinal anesthesia
title_full Vocal cord palsy: A rare complication of spinal anesthesia
title_fullStr Vocal cord palsy: A rare complication of spinal anesthesia
title_full_unstemmed Vocal cord palsy: A rare complication of spinal anesthesia
title_sort vocal cord palsy: a rare complication of spinal anesthesia
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
issn 2348-3334
2348-506X
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Cranial nerve palsy is a known but rare complication of spinal anesthesia. Upper cranial nerves are more commonly involved following spinal anesthesia. Reports of the lower cranial nerve, especially branches of vagus nerve involvement leading to unilateral or even bilateral vocal cord palsy are sparse. Here, we report a case series of patients who presented with vocal cord palsy following spinal anesthesia.
topic spinal anesthesia
recurrent laryngeal nerve
vocal cord palsy
url http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2021;volume=8;issue=1;spage=47;epage=49;aulast=Jose
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