title: [Postoperative occurrence of reversible posterior encephalopathy in a patient with Crohn's disease].
abstract: Posterior encephalopathy (PE) is a rare condition with different origins and unknown pathogenesis. We report on a case of a 16-year-old boy with Crohn's disease who developed PE after peridural anesthesia with ropivacain. A possible connection between PE, ropivacain and Crohn's disease is discussed on the basis of the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Sektion Neurologie mit klinischer Neurophysiologie, St. Marienkrankenhaus, Richard-Wagner-Str. 14, 60318 Frankfurt/Main, Deutschland. zipper@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Zipper
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tischendorf
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Westphal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000577:Amides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D003082:Colectomy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D000077212:Ropivacaine
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077212:Ropivacaine