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Unrecognised presentation of a meningioma
Author(s) -
FRASER A. C. L.,
GOAT VALERIE A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1983.tb13930.x
Subject(s) - medicine , general anaesthesia , meningioma , presentation (obstetrics) , anesthesia , general anaesthetic , surgery , signs and symptoms
Summary A general anaesthetic was followed by a rapid progression of signs and symptoms subsequently attributable to a meningioma. The general anaesthetic had been uneventful except for a significant delay in recovery. The interaction between general anaesthesia and intracranial masses is discussed and the conclusion reached that in cases of prolonged recovery from anaesthesia underlying intracranial pathology should always be suspected.