Locked-in syndrome during stellate ganglion block
Intra-arterial injection of a local anaesthetic during stellate ganglion blockade may cause life-threatening complications. The usual complications are apnoea, unconsciousness and seizures. However, occasionally an unusual complication, ′locked-in′ syndrome, has also been reported. In this syndrome...
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| description | Intra-arterial injection of a local anaesthetic during stellate ganglion blockade may cause life-threatening complications. The usual complications are apnoea, unconsciousness and seizures. However, occasionally an unusual complication, ′locked-in′ syndrome, has also been reported. In this syndrome the patients remain conscious despite their inability to move, breathe or speak. Here we describe a patient who developed features akin to the locked-in syndrome along with severe hypotension and bradycardia, after an injection of only 2 ml of lignocaine during a stellate ganglion block. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85ec7589df2e44ec9ed1e01cd80214d92022-12-22T00:37:15ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Anaesthesia0019-50492010-01-0154432432610.4103/0019-5049.68376Locked-in syndrome during stellate ganglion blockA ChaturvediH H DashIntra-arterial injection of a local anaesthetic during stellate ganglion blockade may cause life-threatening complications. The usual complications are apnoea, unconsciousness and seizures. However, occasionally an unusual complication, ′locked-in′ syndrome, has also been reported. In this syndrome the patients remain conscious despite their inability to move, breathe or speak. Here we describe a patient who developed features akin to the locked-in syndrome along with severe hypotension and bradycardia, after an injection of only 2 ml of lignocaine during a stellate ganglion block.http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2010;volume=54;issue=4;spage=324;epage=326;aulast=ChaturvediArterial injectionlocked-in syndromestellate ganglion block |
| spellingShingle | A Chaturvedi H H Dash Locked-in syndrome during stellate ganglion block Indian Journal of Anaesthesia Arterial injection locked-in syndrome stellate ganglion block |
| title | Locked-in syndrome during stellate ganglion block |
| title_full | Locked-in syndrome during stellate ganglion block |
| title_fullStr | Locked-in syndrome during stellate ganglion block |
| title_full_unstemmed | Locked-in syndrome during stellate ganglion block |
| title_short | Locked-in syndrome during stellate ganglion block |
| title_sort | locked in syndrome during stellate ganglion block |
| topic | Arterial injection locked-in syndrome stellate ganglion block |
| url | http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2010;volume=54;issue=4;spage=324;epage=326;aulast=Chaturvedi |
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