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- Title
Catatonia and jaw dislocation in the postoperative period with epidural morphine.
- Authors
Parida, Satyen; Allampalli, Varsha D.; Krishnappa, Sudeep
- Abstract
We report a case of temporomandibular joint dislocation occurring in the postoperative period in a patient, who developed catatonia following administration of a single dose of epidural morphine. The catatonic response to epidural morphine was delayed by several hours in the postoperative period, and might have resulted from intrathecal migration of the drug, through an initial dural puncture while locating the epidural space. The temporomandibular joint dislocation was diagnosed only after reversal of the effects of morphine with naloxone, when the patient complained of inability to fully close her mouth.
- Subjects
CATATONIA; JOINT dislocations; MORPHINE; NALOXONE
- Publication
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2011, Vol 55, Issue 2, p184
- ISSN
0019-5049
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0019-5049.79904