title: Transient neurological symptoms after spinal anesthesia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of transient neurological symptoms (TNS) after spinal anesthesia with levobupivacaine, bupivacaine, articaine or lidocaine.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients (n=400) were randomly assigned to receive spinal anesthesia with levobupivacaine, bupivacaine, articaine or isobaric lidocaine. Onsets of sensory and motor block were recorded. On postoperative days 1, 2 and 3, patients were interviewed by an investigator blinded to the spinal anaesthetic agent used. The patients were classified as having TNS if there was pain in the hips, thighs and/or lower limbs following recovery from anesthesia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Time to maximum sensory block was significantly longer in the articaine group than the lidocaine group. The incidence of TNS was much less after spinal anesthesia with levobupivacaine, bupivacaine and articaine than after lidocaine.
authors.affiliation: . doktormuhammet@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Muhammet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gozdemir
authors.forename: Bunyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muslu
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sert
authors.forename: Burhanettin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Usta
authors.forename: Ruveyda Irem
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Demircioglu
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasikara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics