Anesth Analg 2001;92:358-361
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
Bilateral Vocal Cord Palsy After Ventricular Drainage in a Child
Lionel Davis, FRCA, and
Nick Ross, FRCS*
Departments of Paediatric Anaesthesia and *Neurosurgery, Royal London Hospital, London, UK
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Lionel Davis, FRCA, Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Rd., London E1 1BB, United Kingdom.
Implications: Vocal cord palsies are caused by high intracranial pressure and normally improve with treatment. Our case report implies that stridor after drainage of a hydrocephalus, in susceptible patients, can be a result of worsening of vocal cord palsies.
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