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Anesth Analg 2003;96:959-961
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

An Unusual Cause of Seizures After Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Alvin P. Wong, MD, and Michael G. Huss, MD

Department of Anesthesia, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Texas

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Alvin P. Wong, MD, Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants, 13601 Preston Rd. #900W, Dallas, TX 75240. Address e-mail to apwsydness{at}hotmail.com

IMPLICATIONS: We present a case of a 34-yr-old woman who developed seizures after an open-heart procedure requiring cardiopulmonary bypass. The seizures were most likely caused by previously undiagnosed neurocysticercosis and may also have been contributed to by cardiopulmonary bypass.






Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins with the assistance of Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2006 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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