@article{ref1,
title="Emergence delirium with post-traumatic stress disorder among military veterans",
journal="Curēus",
year="2016",
author="Nguyen, Son and Pak, Mila and Paoli, Daniel and Neff, Donna F.",
volume="8",
number="12",
pages="e921-e921",
abstract="The clinical characteristics of emergence delirium (ED) associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among military veterans encompass transient agitation, restlessness, disorientation, and violent verbal and physical behaviors due to re-experiencing of PTSD-related incidents. Two cases of ED after general anesthesia associated with PTSD are presented. Different anesthesia methods were applied for the two cases. A traditional medical approach appeared not to prevent the incidence of ED. In the second case, dexmedetomidine infusion along with verbal coaching was effective in preventing ED for a veteran known to have &quot;wild wake-ups&quot; with prior anesthetics. Further clinical studies in effectively utilizing dexmedetomidine in this population with PTSD at high risk for ED are warranted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2168-8184",
doi="10.7759/cureus.921",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.921"
}