Post carotid endarterectomy seizure
H M Rabee1, N M Aly, A M Ahmed
1Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, PO Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel.+966 (1) 467 1589. Fax.+966 (1) 467 9493.
Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
|November 27, 2013
Abstract:
Post carotid endarterectomy seizure is a known clinical presentation in patients who suffer from hyperperfusion syndrome. This case focuses on the importance of identification of high risk patients for developing this syndrome and delaying their discharge from the hospital after successful carotid endarterectomy.
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