TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidural Labor Analgesia for a Patient with Neuromyelitis Optica: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
AU - Chang, Alexandra
AU - Chung, Brian
AU - Vandse, Rashmi
PY - 2018/12/4
Y1 - 2018/12/4
N2 - Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a rare demyelinating disorder affecting the spinal cord and optic nerves. Like multiple sclerosis (MS), it predominantly affects women during childbearing years. The impact of neuraxial anesthesia on the course of NMO is uncertain. There are no large studies available to draw definitive conclusions regarding the safety of neuraxial anesthesia in this population. A review of the current literature suggests that neuraxial anesthesia is unlikely to exacerbate neurologic symptoms in pregnant patients with NMO. However, given the rarity of this disease entity among patients requesting epidural labor analgesia, we recommend taking a cautious approach.
AB - Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a rare demyelinating disorder affecting the spinal cord and optic nerves. Like multiple sclerosis (MS), it predominantly affects women during childbearing years. The impact of neuraxial anesthesia on the course of NMO is uncertain. There are no large studies available to draw definitive conclusions regarding the safety of neuraxial anesthesia in this population. A review of the current literature suggests that neuraxial anesthesia is unlikely to exacerbate neurologic symptoms in pregnant patients with NMO. However, given the rarity of this disease entity among patients requesting epidural labor analgesia, we recommend taking a cautious approach.
UR - http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/cria/2018/2404756.pdf
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/844cd32b-fbc2-3b74-b5f6-9a78d93cf667/
U2 - 10.1155/2018/2404756
DO - 10.1155/2018/2404756
M3 - Article
C2 - 30627444
VL - 2018
JO - Case reports in anesthesiology
JF - Case reports in anesthesiology
ER -