Propofol Total Intravenous Anesthesia as an Intervention for Severe Radiation-Induced Phantosmia in an Adolescent with Ependymoma.

Radiation-induced phantosmia has been reported both in children and adults. A fraction of these patients have nausea and vomiting triggered by phantosmia. Radiation-induced phantosmia, although transient, can be distressing enough to prevent a patient from staying still during radiation therapy.