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Reversal of neurological deficit with naloxone: an additional report
P Hans1, J F Brichant, E Longerstay
1University Department of Anesthesiology, CHR de la Citadelle, Liège, Belgium.
Intensive Care Medicine
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
We report the repeated improvement in neurological function following naloxone administration in a patient who developed acute hemiplegia after an intracranial neurological procedure. The mechanisms responsible for the neurological deficit and for its reversal by naloxone are discussed. A review of the literature suggests that the beneficial effect of naloxone can result from an improvement in haemodynamic status or from metabolic effects that could be favorable during cerebral ischaemia.