Author/Authors :
Ghorbani Azam نويسنده Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran , Eslami Babak نويسنده Department of Management and Accounting, Science and Research Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran , Mirzashahi Babak نويسنده Orthopedic Department, Imam Hospital Complex, Joint
Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical
Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , Zanjani Amir Poya نويسنده Departement of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
General anesthesia (GA) is associated with serious concerns in advanced cases of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). Despite several benefits of applying regional anesthesia (RA), recommendation for RA is controversial in CMT due to insufficient supporting documents and trials. We report combined epidural/general anesthesia for a 12-year-old boy with CMT disease undergoing major spine corrective surgery. This manuscript is presented not only to evaluate the costs and benefits of RA, but also to highlight the safety of neuraxial anesthesia and emphasis on the broad potential role of RA to reduce risks of GA in CMT patients.
