Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.
Emery-Dreifuss syndrome is a rare form of muscular dystrophy associated with cardiac complications that lead to sudden death. The disorder and its potential anaesthetic implications in the management of a patient who presented for orthopaedic surgery is described.
Morrison
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Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.
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D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D002045:Bupivacaine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications*; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000150:complications*
D002045:Bupivacaine