A Rare Case of Postoperative Encephalopathy in Twin
Chenan A Huang1, Caroline Casey1, Hussam Ismael2,3
1Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.
Cureus
|May 17, 2023
Abstract:
The clinical picture of encephalopathy invites a broad differential with multiple etiologies. It is with judicious history, hospital course, lab testing, and imaging that the ultimate cause is identified. We present a unique case of identical twins who share a similar clinical presentation of postoperative encephalopathy. The striking similarities in both twins suggest a genetic component requiring further research to identify patients who are genetically predisposed.
Keywords:
anesthesia sensitivityantihypertensive sensitivitydialysis disequilibrium syndromehypertensive encephalopathyhypoxic/anoxic ischemic encephalopathysepsis associated encephalopathytwinuremic encephalopathy
