• Masui · Jun 1994

    Case Reports

    [Epidural anesthesia for a patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, mitral valve prolapse syndrome and IInd degree AV block].

    • S Tanaka, H Tsuchida, and A Namiki.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University.
    • Masui. 1994 Jun 1; 43 (6): 931-3.

    AbstractA 24-year-old, 48 kg female with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, mitral valve prolapse syndrome and IInd degree AV block was scheduled for emergency cesarean section under epidural anesthesia. This anesthesia was chosen because she had heart disease. Furthermore, the combination of general anesthesia with neuromuscular blockade posed the risk of a prolonged response to muscle relaxants and resulting respiratory insufficiency. Surgery lasted 50 min and proceeded uneventfully. A normal female infant was delivered with Apgar scores of 9 at 1 min and 10 at 5 min. Epidural anesthesia was safely performed during the operation. Postoperatively, there were no signs of respiratory or neurologic dysfunction. In conclusion, epidural anesthesia seems to be a good choice for a patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

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