Neuroimaging of Propofol Infusion Syndrome : A Case Report and Review of Literature

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A school-age boy with a complex medical history underwent a minor elective surgical procedure. Propofol was used for sedation during the procedure. The patient could not be awakened post-operatively. Laboratory findings demonstrated metabolic lactic acidosis, leukocytosis with bandemia, and transaminitis. Neuroimaging demonstrated findings that were consistent with hypoxic-ischemic or toxic-metabolic brain injury involving the bilateral basal ganglia, hippocampi, and cerebellum. The patient's condition progressively worsened over the course of the following few weeks, and brain death was confirmed by scintigraphy seven weeks later. Prompt neuroimaging in unresponsive patients with suspected propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS) is of critical importance in detecting neurologic injuries, excluding alternative diagnoses, and determining prognostication.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Cureus - 12(2020), 9 vom: 22. Sept., Seite e10583

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pernicone, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Watal, Pankaj [VerfasserIn]
Dhar, Deeksha [VerfasserIn]
Hayes, Laura L [VerfasserIn]
Chandra, Tushar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anoxic injury
Case Reports
Encephalopathy
Hypoxic injury
Neuroimaging
Pediatrics
Propofol infusion syndrome

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Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.7759/cureus.10583

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316793736