Abstract
We describe a patient who was in a stupor for several days after combined general-spinal anesthesia. Both clinical manifestations and magnetic resonance imaging findings were consistent with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and resolved after the patient recovered spontaneously.
MeSH terms
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Analgesics, Opioid*
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Anesthesia, General / adverse effects*
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Anesthesia, Spinal / adverse effects*
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Brain / pathology
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Brain Diseases / chemically induced*
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Brain Diseases / pathology
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Brain Diseases / psychology
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Delirium / chemically induced*
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Delirium / pathology
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Delirium / psychology
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Female
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Humans
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Injections, Spinal
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Middle Aged
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Morphine*
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Postoperative Complications / chemically induced*
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Postoperative Complications / pathology
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Postoperative Complications / psychology
Substances
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Analgesics, Opioid
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Morphine