When the anesthesiologist finally stuck the longest, thickest, shiniest needle from my worst nightmare into my back to administer the spinal block, I thought I might kiss her.

当麻醉师最终把又长又粗又尖的针刺到我的背上来做脊髓麻醉结束我的恶梦时，我想我会亲吻她。

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It appears to involve more primitive aspects of the brain, activating deep structures that may block pain at a spinal level — similar to how opioid analgesics work.

这似乎涉及到大脑更原始的问题，激活深层结构可能会阻止在脊椎级的疼痛-与阿司匹林片类镇痛药的作用相似。

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Fig. 2 Anterior-posterior border deossification behind L5 of lumbar with PLMN, arcuated bone block was bilateral faulting and palinal, the right crypt and spinal canal were stenotic.

图2 L5后PLMN 椎体后下缘骨质缺损，其后有弧形骨块双侧断裂并后移，右侧隐窝狭窄、椎管狭窄（略）

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Mrs Quirolo said she chose to watch a film and have a spinal block anaesthetic because she had reacted badly to general anaesthetics in the past.

BBC: Iris Quirolo and Dr Richard Griffiths

They have pinpointed, one by one, a brew of proteins in the spinal cord that block this incipient nerve growth.

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