Síndrome neurológico transitório por anestésicos locales: un caso clínico con bupivacaína

Abstract

ABSTRACTThis report describes the medical record of a patient whom after undergoing spinalanesthesia with hyperbaric bupivacaine 15 mg (0.5%), plus fentanyl 25mcg for an openprostatectomy presented perineal, lumbar, and lower member pain 24 hours followinglocal anesthesia administration. Mechanical and electromyographic compromise werediscarded by tomography, resonance, and electromyography. Final diagnosis wastransient neurological syndrome. In this case, bupivacaine was the causative agent.Duration of symptoms for nearly three months is a novel finding with respect to thetime of recovery, regardless of its association with surgical site infection.