Anesthetic Considerations for Angelman Syndrome: Case Series and Review of the Literature | Zendy

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Anesthetic Considerations for Angelman Syndrome: Case Series and Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

Mary E. Warner,

David P. Martin,

Mark A. Warner,

Ralitza H. Gavrilova,

Juraj Šprung,

Toby N. Weingarten

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

anesthesiology and pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.438

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 2228-7531

pISSN - 2228-7523

DOI - 10.5812/aapm.57826

Subject(s) - medicine , angelman syndrome , anesthetic , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , gene

Angelman syndrome patients often require anesthesia for relatively innocuous procedures, and their speech impairment and happy demeanor can confound postoperative pain assessment. Patients can have atypical responses to benzodiazepines. Craniofacial abnormalities can complicate airway management. Although not encountered in this series, anesthesiologists need to be aware that Angelman syndrome patients have developed malignant bradydysrhythmias while anesthetized.

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