Successful Regional Anesthetic for a Parturient with Moyamoya Syndrome

Successful Regional Anesthetic for a Parturient with Moyamoya Syndrome

Anesthesia for Cesarean section could be challenging due to the physiological changes during pregnancy, but it can be more complicated if associated with sickle cell disease and moyamoya disease. The moyamoya syndrome is nothing but sickle cell disease complicated by cerebral vasculopathy. Incidence...

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Main Authors: Anjalena Pasam, Akshatha Kamath, Hattiangadi Sangeetha Kamath, Joel Yarmush, Khaja Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1785041
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spelling doaj-f7561d03f3314d9c892e3cc7b12b103c2020-11-25T03:03:36ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902020-01-01202010.1155/2020/17850411785041Successful Regional Anesthetic for a Parturient with Moyamoya SyndromeAnjalena Pasam0Akshatha Kamath1Hattiangadi Sangeetha Kamath2Joel Yarmush3Khaja Ahmed4Department of Anesthesiology, NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USADepartment of Anesthesiology, NYP-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USAAnesthesia for Cesarean section could be challenging due to the physiological changes during pregnancy, but it can be more complicated if associated with sickle cell disease and moyamoya disease. The moyamoya syndrome is nothing but sickle cell disease complicated by cerebral vasculopathy. Incidence of moyamoya disease in the USA is 0.086/100,000 people. We report a case of a pregnant woman with sickle cell disease and moyamoya syndrome, who underwent a successful spinal epidural for primary cesarean section, with careful monitoring of blood pressure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1785041
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Joel Yarmush
Khaja Ahmed
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Akshatha Kamath
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Joel Yarmush
Khaja Ahmed
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title_short Successful Regional Anesthetic for a Parturient with Moyamoya Syndrome
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title_full_unstemmed Successful Regional Anesthetic for a Parturient with Moyamoya Syndrome
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description Anesthesia for Cesarean section could be challenging due to the physiological changes during pregnancy, but it can be more complicated if associated with sickle cell disease and moyamoya disease. The moyamoya syndrome is nothing but sickle cell disease complicated by cerebral vasculopathy. Incidence of moyamoya disease in the USA is 0.086/100,000 people. We report a case of a pregnant woman with sickle cell disease and moyamoya syndrome, who underwent a successful spinal epidural for primary cesarean section, with careful monitoring of blood pressure.
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