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ANESTHETIC PHARMACOLOGY

An Unusual Complication of Total Intravenous Anesthesia: Mutism

Ismail Kati, MD^*, C. Bekir Demirel, MD^*, Omer Anlar, MD, Urfettin A. Hüseyinoglu, MD^*, Emin Silay, MD^*, and Kamuran Elcicek, MD^*

Departments of *Anesthesiology and Neurology, Medical Faculty, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Ismail Kati, MD, Yüzüncü Yil Üniversitesi, Tip Fakültesi Anesteziyoloji AD, 65300 Van, Turkey. Address e-mail to ismaikati{at}hotmail.com

IMPLICATIONS: We report a case of mutism secondary to total IV anesthesia with propofol, as an unusual complication that we have not found in the literature.

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