JANUARY 28, 2020

Successful Management of High Spinal Anesthesia Following C2-C3 Facet Joint Injection

Case Report

Oscar D. Zamorano, DO

Resident Physician

Krishna Theja Kudaravalli, BS

Medical Student

George Tseng, MD

Attending Anesthesiologist

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Introduction

Occipital nerve blocks into the C2-C3 facet joint have proven to be a safe and effective form of treatment for occipital neuralgia.¹ The third occipital nerve crosses the C2-C3 joint opposite the C3 superior articular process at its center.² Direct complications

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