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Hysteria
Author(s) -
ADAMS A. P.,
GOROSZENIUK T.
Publication year - 1991
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.1365-2044.1991.tb09850.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hysteria , consciousness , general anaesthesia , psychoanalysis , anesthesia , psychiatry , neuroscience , psychology , biology
Summary Hysteria as a cause of failure to recover consciousness following general anaesthesia is a rare event. This case report describes such an instance in a young, healthy 22‐year‐old female suffering severe dental phobia who was undergoing dental conservation. The literature is reviewed and a summary of the possible physiological mechanisms involved is given.