Inadvertent brainstem anesthesia following extraoral trigeminal V2-V3 blocks.

Abstract

Total brainstem anesthesia with respiratory arrest followed extraoral trigeminal V2-V3 diagnostic nerve blocks for trigeminal neuralgia using a combination of 0.25 percent Bupivacaine, Sarapin, and triamcinolone. While an untoward reaction to either the Sarapin or triamcinolone cannot be ruled out, the most probable cause for this problem was the inadvertent intrathecal injection of Bupivacaine since the reaction can be explained on the basis of a local anesthetic effect. No such effect has been attributed to either of the other components of the mixture. Proper monitoring and prompt attention permitted attenuation of this potentially life-threatening complication.

• Authors: T A Nique, C R Bennett
• Journal: Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol) Vol. 51 Issue 5 Pg. 468-70 (May 1981) ISSN: 0030-4220 [Print] United States
• PMID: 6941133 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Analgesics
• Plant Extracts
• Triamcinolone
• Sarapin
• Bupivacaine

Topics

• Aged
• Analgesics (adverse effects)
• Anesthesia, Local (adverse effects)
• Brain Stem (drug effects)
• Bupivacaine (adverse effects)
• Female
• Humans
• Nerve Block (adverse effects, methods)
• Plant Extracts
• Triamcinolone (adverse effects)
• Trigeminal Nerve
• Trigeminal Neuralgia (therapy)