Anaesthesia for stiff person syndrome: Successful use of total intravenous anaesthesia [17]

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 725-

  Ledowski, Thomas ^a   Russell, P ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CLONAZEPAM; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; MYOQUIN; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STIFF MAN SYNDROME;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS; MALE; PROPOFOL; STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME;

EID: 33745043264     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04699.x     Document Type: Letter

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