Central Venous Line and Acute Neurological Deficit: A Case Series

Central venous catheter (cvc) insertion is a practical way to assess patients hemodynamic specially in cardiovascular surgery but this relatively simple junior level procedure is not risk free and its common reported complications include; pneumothorax, hydrothorax, hemothorax, local hematoma, cardiac tamponade, vascular injury, thrombosis, embolism, and catheter disruption. here in this article we are going to present 6 patients with very unusual presentation of cvc complication which was neurological deficit presented by agitation , unconsciousness, disorientation to time and place and hemiparesis. all patients undergone neurologic consult and brain computed tomography. final diagnosis was brain ischemic damage and finally we kept them on conservative management; fortunately we did not have any permanent damage.