title: Perioperative stroke in the brain and spinal cord following an induced hypotension.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kangnam St. Mary Hospital, 505 Banpo-dong, Seocho- gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea. ks1007@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
authors.forename: Joong-Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seok-Beum
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Hye-Eun
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Si-Ryung
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Kwang-Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D011412:Propanolamines; C036604:esmolol