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None of those patients have died. Only\u2009&lt;\u200915\u00a0mg of bupivacaine was administered to all six of them and to our case. Pathophysiology ensuing such cases remains unclear.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A 27 year old gravida 2, para 1, mother at 37 weeks of gestation came to the operating theater for an elective cesarean section. She had no significant medical history other than controlled hypothyroidism and one episode of food allergy. Her current pregnancy was uneventful. Her American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade was 2. She underwent spinal anesthesia and adequate anesthesia was achieved. After 5\u20137\u00a0min she developed a progressive myoclonus. After delivery of a healthy baby, she developed generalized tonic clonic seizures that continued despite the induction of general anesthesia. She had rhabdomyolysis, one brief cardiac arrest and resuscitation, followed by stress cardiomyopathy and central hyperthermia. She died on day four. There were no significant macroscopic or histopathological changes in her brain that explain her super refractory status epilepticus. Heavy bupivacaine samples of the same batch used for this patient were analyzed by two specialized laboratories. National Medicines Quality Assurance Laboratory of Sri Lanka reported that samples failed to confirm United States Pharmacopeia (USP) dextrose specifications and passed other tests. Subsequently, Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia reported that the drug passed all standard USP quality tests applied to it. Nonetheless, they have detected an unidentified impurity in the medicine.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>After reviewing relevant literature, we believe that direct neurotoxicity by bupivacaine is the most probable cause of super-refractory status epilepticus. Super-refractory status epilepticus would have led to her other complications and death. We discuss probable patient factors that would have made her susceptible to neurotoxicity. The impurity in the drug detected by one laboratory also would have contributed to her status epilepticus. We propose several possible mechanisms that would have led to status epilepticus and her death. We discuss the factors that shall guide investigators on future such cases. We suggest ways to minimize similar future incidents. 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