Transient visual loss after lung surgery in a healthy patient: posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A case report.
10.17085/apm.2017.12.2.111
- Author:
Tae Hoon KANG
1
;
Sang Jun NA
;
Tae Yun SUNG
;
Choon Kyu CHO
;
Hee Uk KWON
;
Po Soon KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. unt1231@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Blindness;
Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Blindness;
Delayed Diagnosis;
Drug Therapy;
Eclampsia;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Hypertension, Renal;
Lung*;
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome*;
Pregnancy;
Quality of Life
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2017;12(2):111-116
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Postoperative visual loss is a rare complication of general anesthesia in patients undergoing lung surgery. If the visual complication is permanent, it can greatly affect the patient's quality of life. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) leads to visual disturbances and may be associated with hypertension, renal disease, eclampsia, and chemotherapy. Although PRES is usually reversible, delayed diagnosis and treatment can result in permanent damage. We herein report a case of PRES in a patient with no medical history. The patient's symptoms included somnolence, visual loss, and headache. He was treated with conservative therapy, and his vision abruptly recovered three days after surgery. He was discharged from the hospital without neurologic complications 13 days after surgery.
