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A Case of Pediatric Opioid Use-Associated Neurotoxicity with Cerebellar Edema (POUNCE) Syndrome Requiring Suboccipital Craniectomy with a Favorable Neurological Outcome.
David Carroll, Aria Darling, Alexander Shrum, Simon Carroll, Andrew King
Published: 202610.1016/j.jemermed.2025.10.021
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pediatric Opioid Use-Associated Neurotoxicity with Cerebellar Edema (POUNCE) is a life-threatening phenomenon in children after opioid exposure. Although symptoms of POUNCE include manifestations of the opioid exposure itself, secondary e…
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