Clinical Study Journal of child neurology 2008

Accidental cerebral venous gas embolism in a young patient with congenital heart disease.

Buompadre MC, Arroyo HA — Journal of child neurology, 2008

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers described the case of an 11-year-old girl with Ebstein's anomaly who experienced a cerebral venous gas embolism.

What They Found

An 11-year-old girl with Ebstein's anomaly developed a generalized tonic-clonic seizure after peripheral intravenous infusion. A CT scan 30 minutes later confirmed cerebral venous gas embolism, leading to severe motor impairment at 1-month follow-up.

Canadian Relevance

This study does not have a direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, this study's findings are not generalizable to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	18184947
Year Published	2008
Journal	Journal of child neurology
MeSH Terms	Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Catheterization; Causality; Cerebral Cortex; Cerebral Infarction; Cerebral Veins; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Child; Early Diagnosis; Ebstein Anomaly; Embolism, Air; Female; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial; Humans

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