Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome after combined general and spinal anesthesia with intrathecal morphine.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a patient who was in a stupor for several days after combined general-spinal anesthesia. Both clinical manifestations and magnetic resonance imaging findings were consistent with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and resolved after the patient recovered spontaneously.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Anesthesia, General
- Anesthesia, Spinal
- Brain Diseases
- Delirium
- Morphine
- Postoperative Complications