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Sudden presentation of intracranial meningioma after elective general anesthesia
F Giordano1, R M Urciuoli, P Ragazzi
1Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Italy.
Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
|April 11, 2001
Abstract:
A case of "silent" intracranial meningioma unmasked by narcosis is described. The diagnosis was made because of the patient's failure to wake up after elective general anesthesia for orthopaedic surgery. Factors leading to this complication and its management are discussed. Early computed tomography scan and antiedema therapy are strongly suggested for these patients.