Hou-Chuan Lai, Mei-Hua Hu, Wen-Jinn Liaw, Chueng-He Lu, Go-Shine Huang
Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Journal of clinical anesthesia 2013 FebPostanesthetic involuntary movements are triggered by a variety of drugs, including propofol, sevoflurane, anti-emetics, and anti-psychotics. A case of acute involuntary movements in a healthy man after fentanyl exposure is presented. The movements consisted of large-amplitude motions of the upper limbs of the elbow joint for flexion and extension, and shaking of the head from side to side. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Hou-Chuan Lai, Mei-Hua Hu, Wen-Jinn Liaw, Chueng-He Lu, Go-Shine Huang. Atypical involuntary movements following fentanyl anesthesia. Journal of clinical anesthesia. 2013 Feb;25(1):58-61
PMID: 23246981
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