Anesthetic management of a patient with CADASIL syndrome: A case report

Chon, Jin Young; Lee, Ji Young

Case Report

Neuroanesthesia

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2012;7(1):59-62.
Published online January 31, 2012.

Anesthetic management of a patient with CADASIL syndrome: A case report

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. leeji@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a rare but the most common genetic cause of ischemic strokes. Very little is known about perioperative implications of this syndrome. We present a case of anesthesia for a patient with CADASIL, considering protection from further cerebral ischemia.

Key Words: Anesthesia, CADASIL, Ischemic stroke