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  • Spinal anaesthesia in a patient with Huntington's disease
    Markovič Božič, Jasmina ; Novak-Jankovič, Vesna
    Background: Huntington's disease is a rare (estimated frequency of 1:10000-15000) autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease. Anaesthetic experience with these patients is limited. Case ... description: A case of spinal anaesthesia of 62-year-old man with progressed stage of Huntington's disease is described. An operation was made because of subtrochanteric fracture of theright femur. Spinal anaesthesia was done briefly and without any technical problems (needle G25, 3 ml of 0,5% isobaric bupivacain). So the choreatic movements of the legs were interrupted, and the movements of the upper part ofthe body with droperidol 2,5 mg intravenously. The surgical conditions were optimal. The operation was conducted without complications and tinished within90 minutes. The postoperative period was without any special problems. Conclusion: We would like to contribute our part to the anaesthetic experiencein patients with Huntington's disease and to show that spinal anaesthesia is suitable and safe also for procedure longer than one our.
    Vir: 14th anesthesia symposium Alpe Adria : Pula, Croatia, 10-12 May, 2002 (Str. 16-18)
    Vrsta gradiva - prispevek na konferenci
    Leto - 2002
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 18016729

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