Perioperative stroke following anterior cervical discectomy.
We describe a case of postoperative stroke in a patient undergoing anterior cervical discectomy caused by a combination of intraoperative retraction of an atherosclerotic carotid vessel and arterial hypotension.
Department of Neuroanaesthesia, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India 560029.
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Radhakrishnan
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Bansal
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GS
Srihari
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Sampath
G S Umamaheswara
GS
Rao
D000328:Adult; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome