Hemiplegia--an unusual complication of appendectomy. A case report
McCormick, M.V.; Heydenrych, J.J.; Le Roux, J.L.
South African Medical Journal 71(12): 790-791
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 3603274 Document Number: 300574
A 12-year-old boy developed complete right hemiplegia and 7th cranial nerve palsy 2 days after laparotomy for a perforated appendix. Full recovery took 2 months. Although it can be accepted that the hemiparesis was not caused by acute appendicitis it is postulated that this unusual association was due either to a septic embolus which lodged in the region of the internal capsule or to a minor cerebrovascular accident.