Rare autonomic nervous system dysfunction: Alternating bilateral mydriasis
10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2021.04.015
- Author:
Peng Xu
1
Author Information
1. Department of Neuroscience Care Unit, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From:
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
2021;12(4):330-331
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Pupillary abnormalities, i.e., mydriasis, pupillary areflexia, and/or anisocoria, may indicate the occurrence of acute clinical events in intensive care units (ICUs), which are particularly seen in severe patients with brain and/or cervical spinal cord injury. The pathophysiology of benign episodic mydriasis is still not completely clear. We present a patient with severe burns presented with temporary alternating bilateral pupil enlargement accompanied by paroxysmal increases in respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure.
