Peripheral Nerve Block is Safely Administered in a Patient with Kearns-Sayre Syndrome

Kearns-Sayre syndrome （KSS） is an extremely rare form ofmitochondrial myopathy characterized by progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral pigmentary retinopathy, and cardiac conduction abnormalities. In addition, KSS patients might present with proximal muscle weakness, diabetes mellitus, hear...

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2016-05, Vol.129 (10), p.1251-1252
Main Authors: Kwon, Woo-Jin, Bang, Seung-Uk, Oh, Sae-Cheol, Shim, Jung-Woo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adolescent
Anesthesia
Anesthesia
Kearns–Sayre Syndrome
Nerve Block
Ultrasonography
Anesthesiology
Biopsy
Blood pressure
Cardiomyopathy
Clinical Practice
Diabetes
Heart failure
Heart rate
Humans
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome - surgery
Male
Medicine
Metabolism
Mitochondrial DNA
Narcotics
Nerve Block - methods
Pain
Patients
Respiration
外周神经
安全管理
患者
线粒体
综合征
蛋白水平
视网膜色素变性
进行性
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Summary:Kearns-Sayre syndrome （KSS） is an extremely rare form ofmitochondrial myopathy characterized by progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral pigmentary retinopathy, and cardiac conduction abnormalities. In addition, KSS patients might present with proximal muscle weakness, diabetes mellitus, hearing loss, cerebellar ataxia, and elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein levels.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.4103/0366-6999.181971