Journal article
Dystonic reaction associated with ondansetron administration in a patient with normal pressure hydrocephalus
Journal of clinical anesthesia, Vol.27(5), pp.423-425
08/2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2015.03.037
PMID: 25935832
Abstract
A 77-year-old female with normal pressure hydrocephalus underwent urgent revision of the abdominal component of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Upon emergence from an uneventful general anesthetic, the patient exhibited cogwheel rigidity with decerebrate posturing and a markedly irregular respiratory rate. This prohibited extubation and prompted an unplanned intensive care unit admission. Ondansetron was the only medication administered that had previously been associated with dystonic reactions. In a previous procedure, the patient had been given ondansetron without a similar reaction. This presentation may have been provoked by existing pathology such as her underlying normal pressure hydrocephalus and small increases in intracranial pressure.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Dystonic reaction associated with ondansetron administration in a patient with normal pressure hydrocephalus
- Creators
- Jay Diaz-Parlet - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Electronic address: jay-diaz-parlet@uiowa.eduSudhakar Subramani - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Electronic address: subhakar-subramani@uiowa.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of clinical anesthesia, Vol.27(5), pp.423-425
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jclinane.2015.03.037
- PMID
- 25935832
- ISSN
- 0952-8180
- eISSN
- 1873-4529
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2015
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984006368702771
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