Seizure after levobupivacaine for interscalene brachial plexus block.

IMPLICATIONS This case report describes a patient who demonstrated generalized seizure activity after an injection of 30 mL of levobupivacaine 0.5% for interscalene brachial plexus block. No evidence of cardiovascular toxicity was noted.

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