Postoperative myoclonic movement following mandibular cyst enucleation under general anesthesia: A case report

Alaa Ali M Elzohry; Osama G Alghamdi; Mohammed L Helmy; Osama A Ibrahime

doi:10.4103/sja.sja_888_21

Postoperative myoclonic movement following mandibular cyst enucleation under general anesthesia: A case report

Saudi J Anaesth. 2022 Oct-Dec;16(4):472-474. doi: 10.4103/sja.sja_888_21. Epub 2022 Sep 3.

Authors

Alaa Ali M Elzohry^{1

2}, Osama G Alghamdi³, Mohammed L Helmy^{2

4}, Osama A Ibrahime^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia, ICU and Pain Relief, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Egypt.
² Department of Anesthesia, Maxillofacial Oncology and Microvascular Surgery, Dental University Hospital, King Saud University, KSA.
³ Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Oncology and Microvascular Surgery, Dental University Hospital, King Saud University, KSA.
⁴ Department of Anesthesia, ICU and Pain Relief, Assiut University, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Anesthesia and ICU, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

Abstract

Postoperative myoclonic movement (PMM) is an uncommon side effect after general anesthesia (GA), and the exact cause of this neurologic complication is still unknown. Many factors such as anesthesia, psychological stresses, and surgical stress could trigger PMM. We are here reporting a case of PMM in the post-anesthetic care unit (PACU) following general anesthesia in an apparently healthy patient.

Keywords: Epilepsies; general anesthesia; myoclonus; propofol.

Publication types

Case Reports