Cerebral vasculitis as a rare cause of low bispectral index values.
A case of low baseline bispectral index (BIS) values in a patient undergoing cerebral angiography followed by coil embolization of a basilar artery aneurysm is presented. A generalized cortical hypoperfusion was observed on angiography, suggestive of vasculitis. This finding was the cause of the low BIS values.
Prabhakar
Hemanshu
H
Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India. prabhakarhemanshu@rediffmail.com
Ali
Zulfiqar
Z
Hassan
Neelofar
N
Moses
Edmund J
EJ
D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D056805:Consciousness Monitors; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis