ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 3

Post-Anesthesia Uncal Herniation Secondary to a Previously Unsuspected Temporal Glioma
Katsetos, CD
Chief Resident, Neurosurgery, Neuropathology Laboratory; Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery; Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology; and Assistant Professor of Pathology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Hahnemann University, PA

Natter, HM
Chief Resident, Neurosurgery, Neuropathology Laboratory; Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery; Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology; and Assistant Professor of Pathology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Hahnemann University, PA

Vender, JR
Chief Resident, Neurosurgery, Neuropathology Laboratory; Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery; Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology; and Assistant Professor of Pathology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Hahnemann University, PA

Black, P
Chief Resident, Neurosurgery, Neuropathology Laboratory; Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery; Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology; and Assistant Professor of Pathology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Hahnemann University, PA

(Received 28 November 1994; accepted 7 February 1995)

Abstract

We report the case of a 21-year-old male who sustained an uncal herniation and subsequent brain death following general anesthesia, for a minor orthopedic procedure, owing to the presence of a large, unsuspected temporal glioma. The possible factors responsible for the precipitation of this event are appraised.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, inhalational anesthetic, uncal herniation, glioma, death

Paper ID: JFS15407J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS15407J
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