Anesthesia for children with Wolf-Hirshhorn syndrome: a report and literature review.
Wolf-Hirshhorn is a rare chromosomal defect syndrome. We present two cases of children diagnosed with Wolf-Hirshhorn syndrome, and discuss the ramifications of anesthesia for these patients.
Mohiuddin
Shireen
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Division of Pediatric Anesthesia and Pain Management, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72202-3591, USA.
Mayhew
James F
JF
D000758:Anesthesia; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002894:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4 / Q000235:genetics*; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D013577:Syndrome