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Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a decline in cognitive function (especially in memory and executive functions) that may last from 1–12 months after surgery, or longer. [1] In some cases, this disorder may persist for several years after major surgery. [ 2 ]
Davina McCall has reflected on giving her partner and her neurosurgeon “a scare” when she woke up from her recent brain surgery.. The 57-year-old TV presenter and Masked Singer judge recently ...
In an episode of Nip/Tuck a woman, Rhea Reynolds, experiences anesthesia awareness while having surgery to repair scarring on her face. A sixth-season episode of "Grey's Anatomy", "State of Love and Trust," involves a patient waking up during removal of an abdominal tumor, and retaining full memory of the event.
Chemical injury can occur if cleaning solutions such as povidone-iodine (Betadine), chlorhexidine or alcohol are inadvertently spilt into the eye, for example when the face, neck or shoulder is being prepped for surgery. [4] [1] Therefore, the anaesthetist ensures that the eyes are fully closed and remain closed throughout the procedure.
A Canadian woman went into surgery thinking she was getting an ostomy bag fitted, only to wake up and find her uterus removed after being diagnosed with stage three colon cancer.. Devlynn Cyr, 38 ...
Image credits: hotjalapenolover #2. A big thing for me was during Covid when the morgues were being overfilled, we had two staff members essentially on full time duty rotating corpses in and out ...
NAION usually presents suddenly as painless vision loss in one eye, often noticed upon waking up. The visual field defects can vary, and while some patients may experience immediate maximal vision loss, others may notice a gradual worsening. The optic disc in these cases can appear swollen, sometimes accompanied by hemorrhages. [41]
Foreign accent syndrome usually results from a stroke, [1] but can also develop from head trauma, [1] migraines [2] or developmental problems. [3] The condition might occur due to lesions in the speech production network of the brain, or may also be considered a neuropsychiatric condition . [ 4 ]