General anesthesia for a child with Landau-Kleffner syndrome, a case report

Landau-Kleffner syndrome is a rare, epileptiform disorder with a pathognomonic sudden aphasia, epilepsy, and electroencephalographic abnormalities. It was first described in 1957. No case reports are included in the anesthesia literature. This case report describes a 9-year-old male who was treated...

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Published inAnesthesia progress Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 109 - 111
Main Authors Ghosh, Biswajit, Carsten, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Allen Press Inc 01.01.2010
The American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
Subjects
Anesthesia, Dental - methods
Anesthesia, General - methods
Anesthetics, Inhalation - administration & dosage
Case Report
Child
Dental Caries - therapy
Dental Restoration, Permanent
Dentistry
Humans
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
Male
Methyl Ethers - administration & dosage
Nitrous Oxide - administration & dosage
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Summary:Landau-Kleffner syndrome is a rare, epileptiform disorder with a pathognomonic sudden aphasia, epilepsy, and electroencephalographic abnormalities. It was first described in 1957. No case reports are included in the anesthesia literature. This case report describes a 9-year-old male who was treated for dental caries while under intubated general anesthesia. The case was successful and uneventful, with multiple precautions taken to prevent seizures or other complications. The authors hope that this report will provoke communication and additional case reports.
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ISSN:0003-3006
1878-7177
DOI:10.2344/0003-3006-57.3.109