Management of parturients in active labor with Arnold Chiari malformation, tonsillar herniation, and syringomyelia
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Management of parturients in active labor with Arnold Chiari malformation, tonsillar herniation, and syringomyelia
BACKGROUND Arnold-Chiari malformation Type 1 (ACM-1) in parturients is a topic of ongoing discussion between obstetricians and anesthesiologists. The primary unanswered question remains; How should the anesthesia provider proceed with labor analgesia and anesthesia for cesarean section when confronted with an advanced, asymptomatic, or minimally symptomatic case of ACM-1 during labor? CASE DE...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology International
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2152-7806
DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.198737