Hyperventilation-induced tetany associated with epidural analgesia for labor

Inadvertent Trousseau’s Test

“…A review of the literature suggests that continued hyperventilation can lead to more serious sequelae such as carpo-pedal spasm, spastic quadriparesis and even unconsciousness. 2,5,6 The reported patient experienced only an inadvertent Trousseau's test with no other sequelae.…”

Postpartum neurologic deficit: an intracranial cause

“…A review of the literature suggests that continued hyperventilation can lead to more serious sequelae such as carpo-pedal spasm, spastic quadriparesis and even unconsciousness. 2,5,6 The reported patient experienced only an inadvertent Trousseau's test with no other sequelae. …”

Cramps and tingling: A diagnostic conundrum

“…[4] Long term β 2 agonist therapy has the propensity to cause a decrease in serum electrolytes (Ca + 2 , K + , Mg + 2 , PO 4 − ) and this could have been compounded by hyperventilation leading to frank tetany.…”