title: Neonatal seizures following lidocaine administration for elective circumcision.
abstract: We report a case of a 25-day old, former 34-week gestation male newborn who experienced neonatal seizures following administration of subcutaneous lidocaine for regional anesthesia during an elective circumcision prior to discharge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: Tanzeema
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Insoft
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine