Conversion disorder upon emergence from general anesthesia—A case report and review of literature

Conversion disorder upon emergence from general anesthesia—A case report and review of literature

Conversion disorder (CD) is a neurological symptom that is not related to any medical or neurological disease. Symptoms can range from sensory complaints to loss of consciousness. Psychological stressors such as surgery and anesthesia are considered a precipitating factors. Early diagnosis is crucia...

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Main Authors: Nourah A Alshathri, Saleh Binsaleh, Abdalrahman Al Saadon, Nuha M Alkhawajah, Abdelazeem Eldawlatly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
conversion disorder; general anesthesia; hysteria
Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2021;volume=15;issue=4;spage=441;epage=443;aulast=Alshathri
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spelling doaj-ab040fe110f34f9fafceb35a781bf3292021-10-07T05:54:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Anaesthesia1658-354X2021-01-0115444144310.4103/sja.sja_118_21Conversion disorder upon emergence from general anesthesia—A case report and review of literatureNourah A AlshathriSaleh BinsalehAbdalrahman Al SaadonNuha M AlkhawajahAbdelazeem EldawlatlyConversion disorder (CD) is a neurological symptom that is not related to any medical or neurological disease. Symptoms can range from sensory complaints to loss of consciousness. Psychological stressors such as surgery and anesthesia are considered a precipitating factors. Early diagnosis is crucial to prevent unnecessary interventions. Here, we report a case of a patient who developed CD upon emergence from general anesthesia.http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2021;volume=15;issue=4;spage=441;epage=443;aulast=Alshathriconversion disorder; general anesthesia; hysteria
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author Nourah A Alshathri
Saleh Binsaleh
Abdalrahman Al Saadon
Nuha M Alkhawajah
Abdelazeem Eldawlatly
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Saleh Binsaleh
Abdalrahman Al Saadon
Nuha M Alkhawajah
Abdelazeem Eldawlatly
Conversion disorder upon emergence from general anesthesia—A case report and review of literature
Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
conversion disorder; general anesthesia; hysteria
author_facet Nourah A Alshathri
Saleh Binsaleh
Abdalrahman Al Saadon
Nuha M Alkhawajah
Abdelazeem Eldawlatly
author_sort Nourah A Alshathri
title Conversion disorder upon emergence from general anesthesia—A case report and review of literature
title_short Conversion disorder upon emergence from general anesthesia—A case report and review of literature
title_full Conversion disorder upon emergence from general anesthesia—A case report and review of literature
title_fullStr Conversion disorder upon emergence from general anesthesia—A case report and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Conversion disorder upon emergence from general anesthesia—A case report and review of literature
title_sort conversion disorder upon emergence from general anesthesia—a case report and review of literature
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
issn 1658-354X
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Conversion disorder (CD) is a neurological symptom that is not related to any medical or neurological disease. Symptoms can range from sensory complaints to loss of consciousness. Psychological stressors such as surgery and anesthesia are considered a precipitating factors. Early diagnosis is crucial to prevent unnecessary interventions. Here, we report a case of a patient who developed CD upon emergence from general anesthesia.
topic conversion disorder; general anesthesia; hysteria
url http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2021;volume=15;issue=4;spage=441;epage=443;aulast=Alshathri
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