Korean J Anesthesiol.
1999 Feb;36(2):360-364. 10.4097/kjae.1999.36.2.360.
Transient Akinetic Mutism Following General Anesthesia: A case report
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- 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.
- KMID: 2091367
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1999.36.2.360
Abstract
- 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.
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