Two Cases of Seizures Due to Lignocaine Toxicity
Following Elective Circumcision

Samah Khaled Zahran

Case Report

Two Cases of Seizures Due to Lignocaine Toxicity Following Elective Circumcision

Ahlaam Arif¹, Mohd Mujahid Ali¹, Shaik Mazahar Hussain¹, Habib G Pathan² and Shalini Akunuri³*

¹Department of Paediatrics, Princess Esra Hospital, Deccan college of medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India

²Department of Paediatric Neurology, Princess Esra Hospital, Deccan college of medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India

³Department of Paediatric Intensive care, Princess Esra Hospital, Deccan college of medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India

Corresponding Author

Received Date: April 13, 2023; Published Date: April 21, 2023

Abstract

Lignocaine is the most preferred local anesthetic worldwide; however, it is not without its side effects. Local anesthetic systemic toxicity is commonly reported as seizures, respiratory arrest, or adverse cardiac events like arrythmias. We report 2 cases of lignocaine toxicity presenting as generalized seizures and respiratory failure. Both required mechanical ventilation for variable duration, and both were eventually discharged, however, in stark contrasting state where one of them was completely normal and the other severely neuro-debilitated.

Keywords:Lignocaine; Seizures; Circumcision

Abbreviations:LAST: Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity; CNS: Central Nervous System; CSF: Cerebrospinal Fluid; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Article Details

Citation

Ahlaam Arif, Mohd Mujahid Ali, Shaik Mazahar Hussain, Habib G Pathan and Shalini Akunuri. Two Cases of Seizures Due to Lignocaine Toxicity Following Elective Circumcision. Arch Neurol & Neurosci. 15(2): 2023. ANN.MS.ID.000855.