Visual evoked potentials monitoring in a case of transient post-operative visual loss

Post-operative visual loss (POVL) is a rare, albeit potentially serious complication of general anaesthesia. This report describes the case of a 54-year-old woman who developed transient POVL after general anaesthesia following a left posterior parietal meningioma surgery in the prone position and d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of anaesthesia 2016-08, Vol.60 (8), p.590-593
Hauptverfasser:	Capon, Marie, Boven, Michel, Pesch, Vincent, Hantson, Philippe
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia Blood pressure Blood pressure autoregulation Care and treatment Case Report Circulatory system Complications and side effects Conflicts of interest Development and progression evoked potentials General anesthesia Hypertension neurosurgery peri-operative visual loss Postoperative complications prone position Surgery Testing Vision disorders Visual evoked potentials
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Zusammenfassung:	Post-operative visual loss (POVL) is a rare, albeit potentially serious complication of general anaesthesia. This report describes the case of a 54-year-old woman who developed transient POVL after general anaesthesia following a left posterior parietal meningioma surgery in the prone position and discusses the usefulness of visual evoked potentials monitoring in such situations.
ISSN:	0019-5049 0976-2817
DOI:	10.4103/0019-5049.187800