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KMID : 0370920100270010047
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Yeungnam Univercity Journal of Medicine
2010 Volume.27 No. 1 p.47 ~ p.51
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Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Alexander’s Disease －Case Report－
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Kim Bum-Soo
Jee Dae-Lim
Song Sun-Ok
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Abstract
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We present here the case of a 13-year-old male patient with Alexander’s disease who underwent surgical correction of a femur fracture. Alexander’s disease is a rare and fatal disorder that affects the white matter in the brain and it causes developmental delay, psychomotor regression, spasticity, megaloencephaly and seizure. The patient had the possibility of a seizure attack during the perioperative period. We discuss the anesthetic management of a patient with Alexander’s disease and we review the relevant literature.
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KEYWORD
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Alexander’s disease, Leukodystrophy, Anesthesia, Seizure
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