General anesthesia with remimazolam for a pediatric patient with MELAS and recurrent epilepsy: a case report

General anesthesia with remimazolam for a pediatric patient with MELAS and recurrent epilepsy: a case report

Abstract Background Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a mitochondrial disease. We report here the safe use of remimazolam in a pediatric MELAS patient. Case presentation A 10-year-old girl (118 cm, 16 kg) was scheduled for an open gastrostomy to im...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Yamadori, Yuki Yamagami, Yukihisa Matsumoto, Mari Koizumi, Akiyo Nakamura, Daiskuke Mizuta, Kyoko Yasuda, Gotaro Shirakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-09-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
MELAS
Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy
Remimazolam
General anesthesia
Epilepsy
Epileptic seizure
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-022-00564-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-022-00564-x

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