Presentation of occult Chiari I malformation following spinal anesthesia

Presentation of occult Chiari I malformation following spinal anesthesia

Chiari I malformation (CM-I) manifests with tonsillar herniation below foramen magnum. These patients are at high risk of respiratory depression and bulbar dysfunction in the perioperative period with underlying obstructive sleep apnea. However, the safe use of both general and regional anaesthesia...

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Main Authors: Saravanan P Ankichetty, Saleh Khunein, Lashmi Venkatraghavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Occult Chiari I malformation
respiratory depression
spinal anaesthesia
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2012;volume=56;issue=6;spage=579;epage=581;aulast=Ankichetty

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