Unresponsiveness due to a post surgical Parkinsonian crisis.
We report postoperative unresponsiveness in a 79-year-old woman who underwent excision of a posterior fossa meningioma with a past history of Parkinson's disease. This report highlights the development of a post-surgical akinetic or Parkinsonian crisis that presents with unresponsiveness. We discuss the condition briefly and emphasise the need for early recognition and prompt treatment.
Krishnan
Shyam Sundar
SS
Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. shyamsundar_krishnan@yahoo.com
Evans
Andrew
A
Kaye
Andrew H
AH
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*