title: Unresponsiveness due to a post surgical Parkinsonian crisis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. shyamsundar_krishnan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Shyam Sundar
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: 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*