Case Report

Anesthesic Management of a Patient with Carcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Who Underwent Septoplasty

10.5152/imj.2013.56

  • Zerrin Demirtürk
  • Aslı Sevim
  • Serap Avcı
  • Nedret Uslu
  • Emine Nur Özyuvacı

Received Date: 20.02.2012 Accepted Date: 23.12.2012 İstanbul Med J 2013;14(3):209-211

Charcot-Marie-Tooth is genetic polineuorpathic disorder with autosomal dominant transition. It usually starts between 20-30 years of age. Its frequency is about 1/2500-4000. It starts in distal foot muscles and the forearm and can spread to the whole body. Symptoms are, movement disorders, low foot, neuromotor debility and sensorial ataxy. We aim to show the complications and circumtances and to emphasize the factors to be considered in anesthesia managment of a patient with CMT disoder who undergo a a septoplasty operation.

Keywords: Charcot-Marie-Tooth, polineuropaty, anesthesia