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Unexpected brainstem compression following routine surgery in a child with oto‐palato‐digital syndrome
Author(s) -
Clark J. R.,
Smith L. J.,
Kendall B. E.,
Tasker R. C.,
Wilkinson K. A.
Publication year - 1995
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.1365-2044.1995.tb15121.x
Subject(s) - medicine , brainstem , skull , general anaesthesia , surgery , compression (physics) , depression (economics) , anesthesia , materials science , economics , composite material , macroeconomics
Summary Oto‐palato‐digital syndrome type 1 is a rare condition with several features of concern to the anaesthetist. We report a patient who developed respiratory depression 5 h after general anaesthesia. This was subsequently found to be due to brainstem compression secondary to congenital deformities of the skull base and cervical vertebrae.