Regional Anesthesia The Journal of Neural Blockade in Obstetrics Surgery & Pain Control · 1989 · 14 citations · 0 references
MedicineAnesthesiologyObstetricsAnesthesiaObstetric AnesthesiaObstetric AnesthesiologyCentral Nervous SystemCerebrospinal Fluid ImmunologyEpidural AnesthesiaObstetric Regional AnesthesiaSpinal AnesthesiaAxonal Conduction VelocityEpidural Analgesia In ObstetricsEpidural ComplicationsGuillain-barré Syndrome PathogenesisImmune-mediated PathogenesisNerve Conduction Velocity
Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) occurred 24 hours post-partum following an obstetrical epidural anesthetic (OEA) procedure. Clinical diagnosis was confirmed by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings and nerve conduction velocity studies. GBS is an immune mediated process. Because of short latency between the onset of symptoms and the performance of the epidural block, a cause and effect relationship between epidural block and GBS in this patient is unlikely.