Transient Akinetic Mutism Following General Anesthesia: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.1999.36.2.360
- Author:
Il Ok LEE
1
;
Il Hwan KIM
;
Jung Ho PARK
;
Jung Yul PARK
;
Young Cheol PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anesthesia, general;
Complications, central nervous system, akinetic mutism
- MeSH:
Adult;
Akinetic Mutism*;
Anesthesia, General*;
Coma;
Debridement;
Female;
Humans;
Leg;
Necrosis;
Paraplegia;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1999;36(2):360-364
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A patient who had akinetic mutism was mistaken for a psychologic disorder or true coma. We experienced a case of reversible akinetic mutism and paraplegia for 5 hours after general anesthesia in a 28-year-old female who underwent debridement of chemical burn-induced skin necrosis on the left leg.
