Neurological picture. Multiple cerebral air emboli during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2012 Nov;83(11):1110-1. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-303377. Epub 2012 Aug 7.

Authors

Gaia Talisa Koster¹, Dieta Brandsma, Henk Boot, Nyika Dalitso Kruyt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Slotervaart Hospital Amsterdam, Louwesweg 6, P.O. box 90440, Amsterdam 1066 BK, The Netherlands.

PMID: 22872667
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-303377

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Embolism, Air / complications
Embolism, Air / diagnosis*
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Embolism / complications
Intracranial Embolism / diagnosis*
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods