Korean J Anesthesiol.  2017 Jun;70(3):356-360. 10.4097/kjae.2017.70.3.356.

Anesthetic experience of frontotemporal dementia patient with severe autonomic dysfunction: a case report

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  • 1Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. lhjksk@pusan.ac.kr

Abstract

Anesthetic experience in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) with severe hypotension associated autonomic dysfunction has not yet been reported. Here in case, we report on the case of treatment with vasopressin to refractory hypotension in FTD patient. A 54-year-old male presented with a ten-year history of FTD with frequent syncope. The patient was scheduled to undergo subtotal gastrectomy for resection of stomach cancer. During the operation, sudden hypotension occurred and it was refractory to fluid and 1 unit of blood resuscitation and did not respond to catecholamine. Transesophageal echocardiography showed normal heart with adequate volume state. After intravenous administration of arginine vasopressin, the patient's vital signs returned to baseline values. Arginine vasopressin might be considered as a valuable alternative for treatment of severe refractory hypotension in autonomic dysfunction patients with FTD.

Keyword

Autonomic nervous system disease; Frontotemporal dementia; Hypotension; Vasopressins

MeSH Terms

Administration, Intravenous
Arginine Vasopressin
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Frontotemporal Dementia*
Gastrectomy
Heart
Humans
Hypotension
Male
Middle Aged
Resuscitation
Stomach Neoplasms
Syncope
Vasopressins
Vital Signs
Arginine Vasopressin
Vasopressins
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