Refractory dystonia during propofol anaesthesia in a patient with torticollis-dystonia disorder

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1062-1064

  Zabani, Ibrahim ^a   Vaghadia, Himat ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

anaesthetics, intravenous: propofol, thiopentone; brain: extrapyramidal system symptoms; complications: hyperreflexia; muscle: rigidity

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 0029862446     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03011910     Document Type: Article

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