Transient Ipsilateral Lower Limb Paresis after Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block

O. H. Idehen, F. E. Amadasun

Department of Anaesthesia, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.

DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2014.33038                

Abstract

We describe a partial motor block of ipsilateral lower limb after interscalene block with the injection of 40 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine and 2% lignocaine with adrenaline. Immediately after the block, patient reported a right motor hemi syndrome which was transient. We concluded that the neurological symptom was caused by the technique of interscalene brachial plexus block may be as a result of excessive lateral deviation of the neck with a compromised collateral circulation.

Keywords

Interscalene Block; Transient; Ipsilateral; Lower Limb Paresis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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