Open AccessAnesthetic management in corpus callosum agenesis
Author(s) -
Ebru Tarıkçı Kılıç,
Mehmet Erdem Akçay,
Mehmet Salim Akdemir,
Egemen Atağ,
Onur Gürsu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_91_18
Subject(s) - agenesis of the corpus callosum , medicine , corpus callosum , microcephaly , hypotonia , dexmedetomidine , anesthetic , anesthesia , sedation , anatomy , pediatrics
Corpus callosum agenesis develops when the band which connects the two hemispheres of the brain does not occur in utero. It is associated with prenatal infections, genetic factors, toxic exposures, metabolic disorders, and chromosome errors. Mostly seen clinical features are macrocephaly, microcephaly, seizures, motor retardation, hypotonia, eye anomalies, and facial dysmorphisms. Here, we report a case of corpus callosum agenesis syndrome undergoing upper endoscopy under deep sedation with dexmedetomidine. The main anesthetic concerns are difficulty in airway, respiratory problems, gastric reflux, and interaction of the seizures therapy with general anesthetics.