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Acta Anaesthesiol Belg · Jan 2004
Case ReportsAnaesthesia for a patient with Leigh's syndrome undergoing surgery for scoliosis.
- T F Jacobs, F S Plasschaert, G P Bossuyt, L L Szegedi, and L L Herregods.
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Gent University Hospital, De Pintelaan, 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium. tom.jacobs@UGent.be
- Acta Anaesthesiol Belg. 2004 Jan 1;55(1):57-9.
AbstractAnaesthesia for patients with Leigh's syndrome has rarely been reported. Leigh's syndrome or subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy is a neurodegenerative disorder of infancy or childhood. Acute exacerbation with respiratory failure may accompany surgery and general anaesthesia. In this case report we describe the anaesthetic management of a 17 year old patient scheduled for spine surgery.
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