title: Persistent postoperative hypertension following posterior fossa surgery--a case report.
abstract: We report a case of a 20-month-old male child who underwent surgery for posterior fossa tumor. Post operatively the child developed persistent hypertension. No active intervention was done as it could have compromised cerebral perfusion pressure. The possible cause is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroanaesthesiology Neurosciences Center, 7th floor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Zulfiqar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Hemanshu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: Girija P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Rath
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D015192:Infratentorial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*