Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2768455 | Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Friedreich ataxia (FA) is an inherited autosomal recessive disease characterized by a neurological degenerative process of the cerebellum, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. FA is associated with ataxia, dysarthria, motor and sensory impairment, scoliosis, cardiomyopathy, and diabetes. There is a significant risk of perioperative major complications during the anesthetic management of these patients. We present the case of a fourteen-year-old patient with FA, who had a posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation underwent to total intravenous anesthesia.
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Authors
G.L. Agámez Medina, E.J. Pantin, J. Jr., P.J. Therrien,