Convulsions, ataxia and hallucinations following propofol

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 739-741

  Bendiksen, A ^a,c   Larsen, L M ^b  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anesthetics: intravenous, propofol; Complications: neurological, convulsions, ataxia, hallucination

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVULSION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031834356     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05312.x     Document Type: Article

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