title: Anaesthetic management of emergency caesarean section in a patient with seizures and likely raised intracranial pressure due to tuberculous meningitis.
abstract: We report the anaesthetic management of a term pregnant woman with active tuberculous meningitis, who had experienced seizures, had signs of raised intracranial pressure and required emergency caesarean section. Peripartum anaesthetic management of a patient with tuberculous meningitis is a rare event.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Baidya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trikha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000732:Androstanols; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D007530:Isoflurane; D007741:Labetalol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008874:Midazolam; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D000077123:Rocuronium; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D013874:Thiopental; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000732:Androstanols; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D010672:Phenytoin; D007530:Isoflurane; D013874:Thiopental; D007741:Labetalol; D008874:Midazolam; D005283:Fentanyl; D000077123:Rocuronium