Open AccessAnesthetic management of a patient with spinocerebellar degeneration
Author(s) -
Prasanna Vadhanan,
Pramod Kumar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.81834
Subject(s) - degeneration (medical) , medicine , olivopontocerebellar atrophy , anesthetic , etiology , anesthesia , surgery , neuroscience , pathology , degenerative disease , central nervous system disease , psychology
Spinocerebellar degeneration or olivopontocerebellar degeneration denotes a group of disorders of various etiologies manifesting as degenerative changes of various part of the central nervous system. We describe the anesthetic management of a patient with severe olivopontocerebellar degeneration posted for vaginal hysterectomy. A combined spinal epidural technique was performed at the level of L2-L3. The anesthetic implications of the various aspects of spinocerebellar degeneration are discussed.