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Anesthesia in Multiple Sclerosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

C. Bamford ,
W. Sibley  and
J. Laguna
C. Bamford*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and Health Sciences Center, Tucson
W. Sibley
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and Health Sciences Center, Tucson
J. Laguna
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and Health Sciences Center, Tucson
*
Department of Neurology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85724, U.S.A.
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The effect of general anesthesia on 42 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who underwent 88 episodes of general anesthesia was analyzed. One patient experienced a relapse after a procedure under general anesthesia, which is compatible with the natural history of the disease. A literature review revealed little information on this subject or on the use of particular anesthetic agents in MS. Our experience with spinal and local anesthesia is reported. In the evaluation of the former our limited data suggested that spinal anesthesia is less preferable than other alternatives in MS. Local anesthetics had a benign effect on the course of MS.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , February 1978 , pp. 41 - 44
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1978

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