title: Subarachnoid block for a patient with progressive chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
abstract: We report a case of successful administration of a spinal anesthetic to a patient with progressive chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). There have been no reports of regional anesthetic management of patients with CIDP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8480, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Schabel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*