title: Hallucination and visual disturbances in transurethral prostatic resection.
abstract: The successful treatment of a patient who developed the TUR syndrome is described. Glycine 2.2% in water was used as irrigating fluid. Initial symptoms were visual disturbances and hypertension. Repeated blood chemistry analyses revealed elevations in the serum concentrations of most non-essential amino acids. Later on the patient experienced vivid hallucinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000368:Aged; D001810:Blood Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D005998:Glycine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013577:Syndrome; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005998:Glycine