Abstract
We report two cases of neurologic deficits after spinal anesthesia with 0.5 % hyperbaric bupivacaine. Case 1 involved a 36-year-old woman who underwent cesarean section. She complained of dysesthesia and motor weakness in her left leg, both of which resolved 1 week later. Case 2 involved a 79-year-old man who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate. Postoperatively, he complained of defecation difficulties combined with perianal hypoesthesia. These symptoms have persisted to date, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed severe lumbar spinal canal stenosis. These complications may represent neurotoxicity from local anesthesia.
