title: Anesthetic management of a patient with MERRF syndrome.
abstract: There are several specific considerations regarding anesthesia in patients with mitochondrial disease. We describe the successful administration of a combined general and epidural anesthesia with sevoflurane maintenance in a patient with myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers (MERRF syndrome) scheduled for surgical treatment of bilateral clubfoot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric and Maternal Anaesthesia, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vilela
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcìa-Fernández
authors.forename: Elba
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Parodi
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reinoso-Barbero
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Durán
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gilsanz
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D002648:Child; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017243:MERRF Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D000077149:Sevoflurane
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D000077149:Sevoflurane