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- Title
Spinal anesthetic management for discectomy in a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -A case report-.
- Authors
Park, Ki-Bum; Byungdoo Son; Hwang, Doo-Youn; Younghoon Jeon
- Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a degenerative disorder of motor neuron system of the spinal cord and the cortical neuron. Patients with ALS present a unique challenge to the anesthesiologist. Respiratory muscle weakness, for instance, can result in trouble with proper breathing after general anesthesia. We report a case of spinal anesthesia for discectomy in a patient with ALS.
- Subjects
AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis treatment; DISCECTOMY; SPINAL anesthesia; MOTOR neurons; RESPIRATION; ANESTHESIOLOGY
- Publication
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012, Vol 63, Issue 6, p547
- ISSN
2005-6419
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4097/kjae.2012.63.6.547