Dexmedetomidine with low-dose ketamine for cataract surgery under peribulbar block in a patient with Huntington′s chorea | Zendy

AkshayaN Shetti | Zendy; Shraddha Naik | Zendy; AV Nadkarni | Zendy; Bhuvna Ahuja | Zendy

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Dexmedetomidine with low-dose ketamine for cataract surgery under peribulbar block in a patient with Huntington′s chorea

Author(s) -

AkshayaN Shetti,

Shraddha Naik,

AV Nadkarni,

Bhuvna Ahuja

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

anesthesia essays and researches

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0259-1162

DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.150140

Subject(s) - chorea , medicine , anesthesia , ketamine , anesthetic , dementia , perioperative , surgery , disease

Huntington's chorea (HC) is a rare hereditary disorder of the nervous system. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder and is characterized by progressive chorea, dementia, and psychiatric disturbances. There are only a few case reports regarding the anesthetic management of a patient with HC and the best anesthetic technique is yet to be established for those patients which are at higher risk of perioperative complications. We report the anesthetic management of a 64-year-old patient with HC admitted for cataract surgery.

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