Anaesthetic management of a patient with Leigh’s syndrome
1997
Purpose
Leigh’s syndrome, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of infancy and childhood, is clinically charactenzed mainly by developmental delay, nervous system dysfunction and respiratory abnormalities such as aspiration, wheezing, breathing difficulties, gasping, hypoventilation and apnoea. Acute exacerbation and respiratory failure may follow surgery, general anaesthesia or intercurrent illnesses. Hyperlactataemia is variably present. Histopathological findings include necrosis, vascular proliferation, astrocytosis and demyelination of several brain areas. We present a 30-month-old patient with Leigh’s syndrome anaesthetized for extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, and describe the anaesthetic considerations.
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