Transient isolated lingual nerve neuropraxia associated with general anaesthesia and laryngeal mask use: Two case reports and a review of the literature

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 297-300

  Foley, E ^a   Mc Dermott, T E D ^b   Shanahan, E ^b   Phelan, D ^a  

^a MATER PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

General anaesthesia; Laryngeal mask airway; Lingual nerve neuropraxia

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; ATRACURIUM BESILATE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPRAXIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LARYNGEAL MASK; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OPERATION DURATION; OROPHARYNX; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SUBURETHRAL SLING; TASTE DISORDER; TONGUE; TRANSIENT ISOLATED LINGUAL NERVE NEUROPRAXIA; URINE INCONTINENCE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DRUG EFFECTS; HYPESTHESIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ATRACURIUM; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; LARYNGEAL MASKS; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MEPERIDINE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PROPOFOL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954424233     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-009-0347-z     Document Type: Article

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