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ArticleCureus2025

Anesthetic Considerations in Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome: A Case Report.

Ziyad O Knio, Joseph Dean, Joseph O'Brien

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Ziyad O KnioDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Joseph DeanDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Joseph O'BrienDepartment of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital myasthenic syndrome poses unique anesthetic challenges. Most notably, this rare disease is heterogeneous. Affected individuals' responses to depolarizing and non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents are poorly understood. Additionally, while neuraxial techniques may confer respiratory benefits due to their opioid-sparing profiles, it is unclear to what extent local anesthetics may impair signal transmission at the neuromuscular junction. This case report raises concern for heightened sensitivity to non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents in patients with congenital myasthenic syndrome. Neuraxial analgesia with caudal administration of dilute local anesthetics appears to be safe.

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congenital myasthenic syndromeneuraxial analgesianeuromuscular blockadepediatric anesthesiologypediatric ventilation

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PMID41552218
PMCPMC12810207

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