Epidural anaesthesia and Familial dysautonomia (the Riley Day syndrome). Three case reports

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-88

  Challands, J F ^a,b   Facer, E K ^b  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: epidural; Familial Dysautonomia; Riley Day syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALIMEMAZINE; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CHLORAL; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CIMETIDINE; CISAPRIDE; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYCLOPROPANE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; DOMPERIDONE; EMLA; FENTANYL; FERROUS SULFATE; FLUDROCORTISONE; GAVISCON; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; SALBUTAMOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DYSAUTONOMIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JEW; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSAUTONOMIA, FAMILIAL; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; HUMANS; MALE; REOPERATION;

EID: 0031891796     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1998.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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