Journal article
Case report: Successful labour epidural analgesia in a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia
Abstract
PurposeTo report the favourable outcome associated with epidural analgesia in a parturient with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA).Clinical FeaturesA 34-yr-old patient, G2 P0, presented at term with a history of SCA since the age of 22 characterized by slurred speech, balance and gait disturbances, diplopia and nystagmus. A magnetic resonance imaging of the brain at the age of 27 showed cerebellar degeneration. Neurological examination revealed an …
Authors
Rofaeel A; Balki M; Carvalho JCA
Journal
Journal canadien d'anesthésie, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 467–470
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
June 2007
DOI
10.1007/bf03022033
ISSN
0832-610X