Myoclonic spasms following intrathecal morphine
- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 43 (5) , 389-390
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1988.tb09020.x
Abstract
Myoclonic twitching in the lower limbs of a patient who received intrathecal narcotics is described. There was no loss of consciousness. Reports of this phenomenon in animals are reviewed.Keywords
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