Unilateral convulsion after induction of anaesthesia with propofol

Br J Anaesth. 1996 Apr;76(4):570-2. doi: 10.1093/bja/76.4.570.

Abstract

We report a case in which a 42-yr-old man suffered a unilateral convulsion immediately after i.v. injection of propofol, and was discovered subsequently to have an old contralateral cerebral infarct. This complication and the current information on the relationship between propofol and abnormal neurological activity are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthetics, Intravenous / administration & dosage
  • Anesthetics, Intravenous / adverse effects*
  • Cerebral Infarction / complications
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Propofol / administration & dosage
  • Propofol / adverse effects*
  • Seizures / chemically induced*
  • Seizures / diagnostic imaging
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Anesthetics, Intravenous
  • Propofol