Anaesthetic Management of a Child with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy
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Anaesthetic Management of a Child with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2014;42(2):103-105 DOI: 10.5152/TJAR.2013.52
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Abstract

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies are a group of disorders with wide genetic and clinical heterogeneity. These disorders may lead to an increase in life-threatening complications related to surgery and anaesthesia. In this case, the anaesthetic management of a child with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is presented.

Keywords: Child, muscular dystrophies, general anaesthesia