Familial Dysautonomia, Report of 3 Cases from Iran and a Discussion about Their General and Anaesthesia Care

Background: Familial Dysautonomia (FD) is a rare hereditary syndrome which is an autosomal recessive trait that typically affects Jewish children. Important signs and symptoms of the disorder include; diminished pain perception, absence of overflow tears, hypotonia, fainting cardiac arrhythmias and...

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Published in:	Novelty in biomedicine Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 94 - 98
Main Authors:	Badiozaman Radpay, Mahtab Poor Zamany Nejat Kermany, Ali Asghar Halimi-Asl
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 01-04-2015
Subjects:	Familial Dysautonomia, Pain, Anesthesia care
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Summary:	Background: Familial Dysautonomia (FD) is a rare hereditary syndrome which is an autosomal recessive trait that typically affects Jewish children. Important signs and symptoms of the disorder include; diminished pain perception, absence of overflow tears, hypotonia, fainting cardiac arrhythmias and autonomic crisis.Cases Report: In this article we reported 3 cases of FD syndrome which had presented for surgical operation followed by a discussion about general care of these patients as well as Anesthesia considerations.
ISSN:	2345-3346 2345-3907