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Anaesthesia and demyelinating disease
Author(s) -
JONES R.M.,
HEALY T.E.J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1980.tb03947.x
Subject(s) - medicine , demyelinating disease , multiple sclerosis , etiology , disease , pathophysiology , intensive care medicine , general anaesthesia , anesthesia , pathology , immunology
Summary The demyelinating diseases are classified and the current concepts of the aetiology and pathophysiology of the most common of these diseases, multiple sclerosis, are described. The effects of the impaired function, local responses and known complications of the disease on the choice of anaesthetic, drugs and techniques are discussed.