Cerebral Microinfarct During Cervical Plexus Block for Carotid Endarterectomy

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Jun;33(6):1797-1798. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.01.027. Epub 2019 Jan 9.

Authors

Ali Sait Kavakli¹, Nilgun Kavrut Ozturk¹, Fatma Ozdemir¹, Raif Umut Ayoglu², Kadir Sagdic², Elif Sarionder Gencer³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
³ Department of Neurology, University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.

PMID: 30732917
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.01.027

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Brain / pathology
Carotid Artery, Internal*
Carotid Stenosis / surgery*
Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis
Cerebral Infarction / etiology*
Cervical Plexus Block / adverse effects*
Endarterectomy, Carotid / adverse effects*
Endarterectomy, Carotid / methods
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Postoperative Complications*