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Anesthesia in Multiple Sclerosis

1978; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0317167100024732

2057-0155

Colin R. Bamford, W. A. Sibley, Jose F. Laguna,

Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research

SUMMARY: The effect of general anesthesia on 42 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who underwent 88 episodes of general anesthesia was analyzed. One patient experienced a relapse after a procedure under general anesthesia, which is compatible with the natural history of the disease. A literature review revealed little information on this subject or on the use of particular anesthetic agents in MS. Our experience with spinal and local anesthesia is reported. In the evaluation of the former our limited data suggested that spinal anesthesia is less preferable than other alternatives in MS. Local anesthetics had a benign effect on the course of MS.