An unusual complication of total intravenous anesthesia: mutism.

Abstract

IMPLICATIONS:

We report a case of mutism secondary to total IV anesthesia with propofol, as an unusual complication that we have not found in the literature.

• Authors: Ismail Kati, C Bekir Demirel, Omer Anlar, Urfettin A Hüseyinoglu, Emin Silay, Kamuran Elcicek
• Journal: Anesthesia and analgesia (Anesth Analg) Vol. 96 Issue 1 Pg. 168-70, table of contents (Jan 2003) ISSN: 0003-2999 [Print] United States
• PMID: 12505946 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anesthetics, Intravenous
• Propofol

Topics

• Anesthesia, Intravenous (adverse effects)
• Anesthetics, Intravenous (adverse effects)
• Brain (diagnostic imaging)
• Female
• Femoral Fractures (surgery)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Mutism (chemically induced, diagnostic imaging, psychology)
• Neurotoxicity Syndromes (physiopathology, psychology)
• Propofol (adverse effects)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed