title: Seizures after a Bier block with clonidine and lidocaine: is clonidine really the culprit?
authors.affiliation: Pain Management Center; Lowell General Hospital; Lowell, MA; sahmed@lowellgeneral.org (Ahmed) Massachusetts General Hospital Pain Center; Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care; Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Boston, MA (Vallejo, Hord).
authors.forename: Shihab U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vallejo
authors.forename: E Daniela
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Hord
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000818:Animals; D003000:Clonidine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051381:Rats; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine; D003000:Clonidine