| Transient Akinetic Mutism Following General Anesthesia: A case report. |
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Il Ok Lee, Il Hwan Kim, Jung Ho Park, Jung Yul Park, Young Cheol Park |
1Department of Anesthesiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
2Department of Dermatology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
3Department of Orthopedics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
4Department of Neurosurgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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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. |
| Key Words:
Anesthesia, general; Complications, central nervous system, akinetic mutism |
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