Perioperative care in alpers syndrome carrier: Case presentation and literature survey

American Journal of Case Reports

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages 155-160

  Vater, Youri ^a   Dembo, Gregory ^a   Klein, Yifat ^b   Martay, Kenneth ^a   Khoury, Wisam ^b   Vitin, Alex ^a   Ogorek, Daniel ^b   Weinbroum, Avi A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alpers syndrome; Liver; Mitochondrial myopathy; Perioperative care; Surgery; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ETIRACETAM; FENTANYL; LAMOTRIGINE; NORADRENALIN; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ALPERS DISEASE; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX III DEFICIENCY; DEATH; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MENINGITIS; MYOCLONUS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 77952922138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19415923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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