Post-Spinal Anesthesia Convulsion in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation Report of a Case .
10.4097/kjae.1977.10.2.169
- Author:
Ik Johng SOHN
1
;
Nam Youn KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Chosun University School of Medicine, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Anesthesia*;
Anesthesia, Spinal;
Anoxia;
Atrial Fibrillation*;
Brain Edema;
Embolism;
Humans;
Hypocalcemia;
Hypoglycemia;
Male;
Prostate;
Seizures*;
Stroke
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1977;10(2):169-174
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A male patient with atrial fibrillation aged 74 years underwent an operation for benign hypertropic prostate under spinal anesthesia. Post-operatively he suffered from convulsions but was discharged without sequlae on the 1Sth post-operative day. The causes of symptcnmatic fits include hypoxia in general, cerebral edema, embolus hyperpyrexia, drugs, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia and concomitant diseases including cerebrovascular accidents. Probably a combination of some of these factors caused have caused post-operative or post-spinal anesthesia convulsions.
