Journal article
Perioperative Management of a Patient With Giant Axonal Neuropathy
Journal of medical cases, Vol.6(11), pp.512-516
2015
DOI: 10.14740/jmc2346w
Abstract
Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) is a rare, autosomal recessive, progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting both the central and peripheral nervous systems. The aberrant accumulation of cytoskeletal-associated proteins causes neurodegeneration resulting in both motor and sensory dysfunction. Given the invariable and progressive involvement of the neuromuscular system, anesthetic care is frequently needed to correct the orthopedic sequelae of the disorder. We present a 12-year-old girl with GAN who required anesthetic care for posterior spinal fusion to treat scoliosis. Previous reports of anesthetic care for patients with GAN are reviewed, and the perioperative considerations of these patients are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Perioperative Management of a Patient With Giant Axonal Neuropathy
- Creators
- Hiromi Kako - Nationwide Children's HospitalArlyne Thung - Nationwide Children's HospitalAllan Beebe - Nationwide Children's HospitalJan Klamar - Nationwide Children's HospitalJoseph D. Tobias - Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of medical cases, Vol.6(11), pp.512-516
- DOI
- 10.14740/jmc2346w
- ISSN
- 1923-4155
- eISSN
- 1923-4163
- Number of pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2015
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9985178660802771
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