Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under continuous spinal anesthesia in a patient with Steinert's disease

ABSTRACT Steinert's disease is an intrinsic disorder of the muscle with multisystem manifestations. Myotonia may affect any muscle group, is elicited by several factors and drugs used in general anesthesia like hypnotics, sedatives and opioids. Although some authors recommend the use of regiona...

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Main Authors: Mariana Correia, Angela dos Santos, Neusa Lages, Carlos Correia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000200197&lng=en&tlng=en