Unilateral convulsion after induction of anaesthesia with propofol

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 570-572

  Cochran, D ^a   Price, W ^a   Gwinnutt, C L ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Complications, spontaneous excitatory movement

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029879659     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.4.570     Document Type: Article

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