title: An unusual complication of total intravenous anesthesia: mutism.
abstract: 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.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey. ismaikati@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kati
authors.forename: C Bekir
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Anlar
authors.forename: Urfettin A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Hüseyinoglu
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Silay
authors.forename: Kamuran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elcicek
mesh_terms: D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009155:Mutism / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000523:psychology; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D015742:Propofol / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D015742:Propofol