title: Anaesthetic management of a patient with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
abstract: We describe the anaesthetic management of a patient with a rare form of muscular dystrophy (Facioscapulohumeral or Landouzy-Dejerine type). Anaesthesia and controlled ventilation using alfentanil-nitrous oxide and atracurium was satisfactory. In this patient, sensitivity to atracurium was found to be similar to that of the normal population, but more rapid recovery was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Dresner
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000758:Anesthesia; D001279:Atracurium; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012540:Scapula
chemical_list: D001279:Atracurium