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McArdle's disease
Author(s) -
COLEMAN P.
Publication year - 1984
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.1365-2044.1984.tb06524.x
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , caesarean section , muscle disease , intensive care medicine , pregnancy , pathology , biology , genetics
Summary A case is presented of the anasthetic management of a patient with McArdle's disease who required Caesarean section. The pathology of the condition is considered together with the clinical features and treatment. The problems of anasthesia in patients with this inherited disease are discussed with particular reference to the use of muscle relaxant drugs.