A common way to deliver anesthesia for surgery and childbirth is to inject the anesthetic agent into the epidural space. A possible complication of this procedure is a tear in the dura mater tha causes CSF to leak out of the central nervous system. Why would a loss of cerebrospinal fluid be problematic? What symptoms do you predict with this condition?

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Carter Bridges

Biology

21 December, 07:36

A common way to deliver anesthesia for surgery and childbirth is to inject the anesthetic agent into the epidural space. A possible complication of this procedure is a tear in the dura mater tha causes CSF to leak out of the central nervous system. Why would a loss of cerebrospinal fluid be problematic? What symptoms do you predict with this condition?

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An epidural anesthetic injection does have a possible complication towards the dura mater where cerebrospinal fluid can be found. The loss of Cerebrospinal Fluid can be problematic because it will cause friction between the brain and the coverings. It will cause headaches, double vision, facial numbness, nausea, and will affect your hearing.