Cerebral hemorrhage presenting as alteration of consciousness during the anesthesia recovery period: A case report
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
;
: 266-269, 2011.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Catastrophic neurological events can occur rarely in anesthetic recovery period and they must be quickly diagnosed. We report here on a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) that developed during the anesthesia recovery period in a 52-year-old man who had undergone uneventful orthopedic surgery. He had predisposing factors including 25 year history of heavy alcohol consumption and smoking. The risk of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage following non-cardiovascular and non-neurovascular surgery is exceedingly small during the anesthesia recovery period, especially for a patient with no history of hypertension and coagulopathy. We also describe the differential diagnosis of an altered mental status that occurs during anesthetic recovery period.
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Main subject:
Orthopedics
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Rupture, Spontaneous
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Smoke
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Anesthesia Recovery Period
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Alcohol Drinking
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Smoking
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Cerebral Hemorrhage
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Consciousness
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Consciousness Disorders
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Diagnosis, Differential
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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