• Anesthesia and analgesia · May 2002

    Review Case Reports

    Dystonic reaction to propofol attenuated by benztropine (cogentin).

    • Belinda M Schramm and Beverley A Orser.
    • Department of Anaesthesia, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Anesth. Analg. 2002 May 1;94(5):1237-40, table of contents.

    ImplicationsNeuroexcitatory movements associated with propofol anesthesia are well recognized. Here we report on the successful use of benztropine (2 mg) to abolish abnormal dystonic movements after propofol anesthesia. Forty-five case reports are reviewed, and a treatment strategy for abnormal movements during propofol anesthesia is provided.

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