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Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics 3/2010

01-09-2010 | Letter to the Editor

Anesthesia for cesarean section in a parturient with Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease: unresolved controversies

Authors: Krzysztof M. Kuczkowski, Claudia L. Fernández, Leon Drobnik, Susilo Chandra

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 3/2010

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The use of central neuraxial blockade in patients with preexisting neurological disorders is controversial (theoretical risks of worsening of neurological symptoms following regional anesthesia). Charcot–Marie–Tooth (CMT) disease is a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders presenting with the phenotype of a chronic progressive neuropathy affecting both the sensory and motor nerves [1]. We herein report a case of a parturient with CMT disease who received an uneventful spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery. …
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Metadata
Title
Anesthesia for cesarean section in a parturient with Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease: unresolved controversies
Authors
Krzysztof M. Kuczkowski
Claudia L. Fernández
Leon Drobnik
Susilo Chandra
Publication date
01-09-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1417-1

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