Refractory Intracranial Hypertension due to Fentanyl Administration Following Closed Head Injury
BackgroundAlthough the effects of opioids on intracranial pressure have long been a subject of controversy, they are frequently administered to patients with severe head trauma. We present a patient with an uncommon paradoxical response to opioids.Case ReportA patient with refractory intracranial hy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2013.00003/full |