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Short Report

Perioperative stroke following anterior cervical discectomy

M. RadhakrishnanDepartment of Neuroanaesthesia, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India 560029

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S. BansalDepartment of Neuroanaesthesia, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India 560029

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G. S. SrihariDepartment of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India 560029

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S. SampathDepartment of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India 560029

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G. S. Umamaheswara RaoDepartment of Neuroanaesthesia, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India 560029Correspondence[email protected]

Abstract

We describe a case of postoperative stroke in a patient undergoing anterior cervical discectomy caused by a combination of intraoperative retraction of an atherosclerotic carotid vessel and arterial hypotension.

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Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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