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[Brain damage after tonsillectomy?]

T Brusis1

  • 1Klinik für HNO-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie des Städtischen Krankenhauses Köln-Holweide.

Laryngo- Rhino- Otologie
|April 1, 1994
PubMed
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A patient experienced neurological decline post-tonsillectomy, initially suspected as hypoxic brain damage. A brain biopsy revealed Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease, a slow virus infection, ruling out surgical complications.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pathology

Background:

  • A 47-year-old male presented with persistent post-tonsillectomy bleeding requiring pharyngeal tamponade.
  • Following discharge, the patient developed personality changes and severe neurological symptoms.