Bromocriptine: could it be the cure for post-surgical akinetic mutism?

Akinetic mutism is considered as an alteration of the motivational state of the person, which the patient is unable to initiate verbal or motor responses voluntary, even with preserved sensorimotor and surveillance functions. A 43 year-old male involved in a cerebellum arteriovenous fistula complica...

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Published in:Revista de neurologiá Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 70 - 74
Main Authors: Arevalo-Saenz, A, Pedrosa-Sanchez, M, Sola, R G
Format: Journal Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Spain 16.01.2017
Subjects:
Adult
Akinetic Mutism - diagnostic imaging
Akinetic Mutism - drug therapy
Bromocriptine - therapeutic use
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations - complications
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations - diagnostic imaging
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations - surgery
Cerebellum - blood supply
Cerebellum - surgery
Cerebral Angiography
Diencephalon - drug effects
Diencephalon - physiopathology
Dopamine Agonists - therapeutic use
Emergencies
Equipment Failure
Humans
Hydrocephalus - etiology
Hydrocephalus - surgery
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - complications
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - surgery
Male
Mesencephalon - drug effects
Mesencephalon - physiopathology
Postoperative Complications - drug therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
ISSN:1576-6578
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Summary:Akinetic mutism is considered as an alteration of the motivational state of the person, which the patient is unable to initiate verbal or motor responses voluntary, even with preserved sensorimotor and surveillance functions. A 43 year-old male involved in a cerebellum arteriovenous fistula complicated with hydrocephalus, who responded dramatically to treatment with bromocriptine. Typically, akinetic mutism is described as a transient surgeries posterior fossa. However, it can also occur after multiple valvular failure in patients with hydrocephalus.
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ISSN:1576-6578
DOI:10.33588/rn.6402.2016430