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The mortality rate from tetanus is still high if the disease is accompanied by signs of autonomic nervous system dysfunction. We treated a 75-year-old woman with tetanus and autonomic dysfunction with continuous high spinal anesthesia for 23 days. She recovered. Spinal anesthesia may be a useful adjunct for the treatment of severe tetanus.
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Sugimoto, H., Shibuya, M., Uenishi, M. et al. Long-term continuous spinal Anesthesia in severe tetanus with autonomic disturbance. Klin Wochenschr 65, 238–243 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01715855
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