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Anesth Prog. 1984 June; 31(3): 136–137. | PMCID: PMC2235802 |
Enflurane-Induced Grand Mal Seizures During Otic Microsurgery Andre M. DeWolf, Juei-Ling Chang, Christopher E. Larson, and Ralph J. Caparosa Abstract Abnormal electroencephalographic seizure-like activity and myoclonic movements have been recognized during enflurane anesthesia. This is most commonly seen in the presence of respiratory alkalosis and high concentrations of enflurane. Immediate and delayed postoperative generalized tonic-clonic convulsions have also been reported after enflurane anesthesia. Experimental studies have shown that auditory stimuli could facilitate seizure activity during deep enflurane anesthesia. Here we report a case of intraoperative generalized tonic-clonic convulsion during low concentrations of enflurane without evidence of hyperventilation and the presence of auditory stimulation. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (410K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References. These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article. - Linde HW, Lamb VE, Quimby CW, Jr, Homi J, Eckenhoff JE. The search for better anesthetic agents: clinical investigation of ethrane. Anesthesiology. 1970 Jun;32(6):555–559. [PubMed]
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