title: An unusual cause of delayed awakening following coronary artery surgery.
abstract: Neurological deficits are a frequent complication of adult cardiac surgery. Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM) is a rare posterior fossa malformation defined by hypoplasia and upward rotation of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilation of the fourth ventricle and, on occasion, hydrocephalus. We report an incidental diagnosis of DWM in an adult following coronary artery surgery complicated by delayed awakening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. vincenzo.desantis@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Santis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Bonaventura
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tritapepe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D003422:Critical Care; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed