Perioperative stroke in the brain and spinal cord following an induced hypotension.
A 49-year-old woman presented with stupor and paraplegia following an induced hypotension. The temporal relationship to the induced hypotension and the absence of a clear embolic source on diagnostic tests support a causal association between the hypotensive episode and the ischemic infarct. However, despite the association, a cause-and-effect relationship could not be automatically inferred.
Kim
Joong-Seok
JS
Department of Neurology, Kangnam St. Mary Hospital, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho- gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea. ks1007@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
Ko
Seok-Beum
SB
Shin
Hye-Eun
HE
Han
Si-Ryung
SR
Lee
Kwang-Soo
KS
D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D020521:Stroke / Q000139:chemically induced*
D011412:Propanolamines; C036604:esmolol