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Anisocoria under anesthesia: Portentous sign or picayune?
Sukhyanti Kerai, Surbhi Goswami, Prachi Gaba, Garima Bhatt
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sukhyanti Kerai
Room No. 413, BL Taneja Block, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi - 110 002
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/jica.jica_9_23
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Anisocoria observed under anaesthesia is an alarming sign for anaesthesiologist and is suggestive of possible of neurological involvement due to raised intracranial pressure, intracranial hemorrhage, or space occupying lesions. We report the occurrence of new onset anisocoria in a patient undergoing video assisted thoracoscopic surgery under anaesthesia. The various etiologies of anisocoria under anaesthesia and their implication have been discussed.
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