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Hyperekplexia is a rare genetic disorder characterized by an exaggerated startle response to innocuous stimuli. There are several case reports documenting the administration of general anesthesia to infants and children… Click to show full abstract
Hyperekplexia is a rare genetic disorder characterized by an exaggerated startle response to innocuous stimuli. There are several case reports documenting the administration of general anesthesia to infants and children with hyperekplexia and 1 case report documenting the use of a labor epidural in a parturient. These cases suggest a possible resistance to depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents and increased risk of malignant hyperthermia. There are no case reports of adults with hyperekplexia receiving general anesthesia. We report the case of a 20-year-old woman with hyperekplexia who safely received general anesthesia without neuromuscular blockade for a laparoscopic colectomy.
Journal Title: A&A practice
Year Published: 2022
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