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Anesth Analg 2003;96:1188-1190
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society

REGIONAL ANESTHESIA

Seizure After Levobupivacaine for Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block

James C. Crews, MD*, and Theodore E. Rothman, MD{dagger}

Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Address correspondence to James C. Crews, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1009. Address e-mail to jcrews{at}wfubmc.edu

IMPLICATIONS: This case report describes a patient who demonstrated generalized seizure activity after an injection of 30 mL of levobupivacaine 0.5% for interscalene brachial plexus block. No evidence of cardiovascular toxicity was noted.




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