title: Unilateral convulsion after induction of anaesthesia with propofol.
abstract: We report a case in which a 42-yr-old man suffered a unilateral convulsion immediately after i.v. injection of propofol, and was discovered subsequently to have an old contralateral cerebral infarct. This complication and the current information on the relationship between propofol and abnormal neurological activity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cochran
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Gwinnutt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D015742:Propofol