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Case Reports
. 1989 Jun;135(2):79-80.
doi: 10.1136/jramc-135-02-07.

Postoperative opisthotonus following the use of propofol

N F Strowbridge  1
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Postoperative opisthotonus following the use of propofol

N F Strowbridge. J R Army Med Corps. 1989 Jun.

Abstract

A case of opisthotonus following the use of the anaesthetic induction agent propofol is described. The patient was a woman with a known history of epilepsy. It is recommended that propofol should not be used in such patients.

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