After simple dental surgery, a man lost his ability to form new memories

Re:After simple dental surgery, a man lost his ability to fo... by ccaleb on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @10:31AM (#24567519)

That this happened from a local anesthetic is very, very strange. Before reading the story I wondered what combo of drugs they'd used to knock him out, because those can be risky. While I don't see any direct relation, this article makes me recall another discussing gum disease prevalence in Alzheimer patients.

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Re:After simple dental surgery, a man lost his ability to fo... by kozak on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @04:52PM (#24571891)

Toxic effect of an accidental intravascular injection? Who knows where that vessel went...

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Re:After simple dental surgery, a man lost his ability to fo... by elric on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @05:01PM (#24571984)

I have a friend who suffered permanent nerve damage from a simple local dental anaesthetic. Given a large enough sample size, I guess unlikely things will crop up?

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Re:After simple dental surgery, a man lost his ability to fo... by rscho on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @06:30PM (#24572904)

Peripheral nerve, yes. But not brain damage I guess? Yes, that's a possible and well-known complication, although quite rare.

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