Unexpected neurological sequelae following propofol anesthesia in infants: Three case reports

Brain and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 872-878

  Meyer, P ^a   Langlois, C ^a   Soete S ^a   Leydet, J ^a   Echenne, B ^a   Rivier, F ^a   Bonafe A ^a   Roubertie, A ^a  

^a GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Developmental disabilities; Microcephaly; Propofol; Seizures

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; VIGABATRIN;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONVULSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROCEPHALY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; WHITE MATTER;

ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CRANIAL SINUSES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; FEMALE; HEAD; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROCEPHALY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PROPOFOL; SEIZURES;

EID: 77952475708     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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