LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under continuous spinal anesthesia in a patient with Steinert's disease

Correia, Mariana; Santos, Angela dos; Lages, Neusa; Correia, Carlos.

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (2), 2016

ABSTRACT Steinert's disease is an intrinsic disorder of the muscle with multisystem manifestations. Myotonia may affect any muscle group, is elicited by several factors and drugs used in general anesthesia like hypnotics, sedatives and opioids. Although some authors recommend the use of regional anesthes...

Anestésicos Locales/administración & dosificación, Anestesia Raquidea/métodos, Bupivacaína/administración & dosificación, Colecistectomía Laparoscópica/métodos, Distrofia Miotónica/complicaciones, Distrofia Miotónica/fisiopatología

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Myotonic dystrophy type 1: frequency of ophthalmologic findings

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to evaluate the frequency of ophthalmologic abnormalities in a cohort of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) patients and to correlate them with motor function. We reviewed the pathophysiology of cataract and low intraocular pressure (IOP). Method Patients were include...