• Acta Clin Belg · Jan 2010

    Case Reports

    Acute hemiplegia caused by a retrograde cerebral venous air embolism after central venous catheter removal: an illustrative case.

    • S Van Ierssel, P Specenier, I Baar, F De Belder, P G Jorens, and J B Vermorken.
    • Department of Oncology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
    • Acta Clin Belg. 2010 Jan 1;65(1):51-3.

    AbstractCentral venous catheters are widely used in clinical practice. Air embolism is a rare, but potentially life threatening complication of central venous catheterisation. We describe a case of collapse and transient hemiplegia after removal of central venous catheter. This was accidentally performed with the patient in upright position. A CT scan of the brain demonstrated air in the sinus cavernosus bilaterally and at the posterior wall of the foramen magnum.

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