Delayed Neurological Recovery After Ultrasound-Guided Brachial Plexus Block: A Case Report.

Ninadini ShresthaBipin KarkiMegha KoiralaSantosh AcharyaPramesh Sunder ShresthaSubhash Prasad Acharya

Published in: Local and regional anesthesia (2020)

Although peripheral neuropathies are known complications of peripheral nerve blocks, such a prolonged brachial plexus block is a rare event. The only plausible cause for the patient's condition could have been the prolonged drug effect; however, it has been rarely documented.

Keyphrases

peripheral nerve
ultrasound guided
case report
fine needle aspiration
risk factors
brain injury
drug induced