Post-anesthesia uncal herniation secondary to a previously unsuspected temporal glioma.
We report the case of a 21-year-old male who sustained an uncal herniation and subsequent brain death following general anesthesia, for a minor orthopedic procedure, owing to the presence of a large, unsuspected temporal glioma. The possible factors responsible for the precipitation of this event are appraised.
Vender
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Department of Neurosurgery, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Natter
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D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001926:Brain Death; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D013702:Temporal Lobe