Anesthetic management of a patient with MERRF syndrome.
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.
Vilela
Hugo
H
Department of Paediatric and Maternal Anaesthesia, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Garcìa-Fernández
Javier
J
Parodi
Elba
E
Reinoso-Barbero
Francisco
F
Durán
Pilar
P
Gilsanz
Fernando
F
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
D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D000077149:Sevoflurane