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15819772

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
A 41-year-old male with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was admitted for an elective arthroscopic release of adhesive capsulitis of his left shoulder. At the end of the surgical procedure, he appeared to regain consciousness but then became unresponsive at the time of tracheal extubation after a violent bout of coughing, developing bilateral up-going plantar responses, decorticate posturing and abnormal pupillary reflexes. He was transferred to the intensive care unit. The following day, the patient made a full neurological recovery. Contrast echocardiography, performed using agitated saline delivered through a femoral venous line, revealed a large patent foramen ovale with evidence of right to left shunting. In the absence of risk factors for air embolism, the clinical diagnosis was one of paradoxical embolism of venous thrombus resulting in brain stem ischaemia. The patient was commenced on life-long aspirin to minimise future embolic risk.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0003-2409
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
501-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale: an unexpected complication of tracheal extubation.
pubmed:affiliation
The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, UK. Andrew.Turley@stees.nhs.uk <Andrew.Turley@stees.nhs.uk>
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports