Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Anesthesia Management of Patients with Kennedy's Disease Undergoing Cut-and-replace Internal Fixation of Fibular Fractures: A Case Report Perspectives in Psychiatric Illness

Abstract

Zhaoxia Yan*

Introduction: Kennedy disease is a late-onset X-linked recessive inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive proximal limb and medullary muscle atrophy with spontaneous laryngospasm . Anesthesia for patients with Kennedy disease is extremely challenging because the nature of Kennedy disease exposes patients with the disease to anesthetic risks including acute laryngospasm, increased sensitivity
to non-depolarizing muscle relaxants and postoperative respiratory failure or aspiration. 

Case presentation: We report a 55-year-old male patient who suffers from Kennedy disease. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation of the left fibular fracture due to trauma. The patient first noticed muscle  weakness in the proximal lower limbs at the age of 40 and was diagnosed with Kennedy disease after undergoing genetic testing two years later. After detailed discussion and with the patient's consent, the surgical procedure was completed under the method of "venous sedation combined with ultrasound-guided nerve block and acupuncture anesthesia". 

Conclusion: This case report indicates that the internal fixation surgery for fibular fracture in patients with Kennedy disease can be safely and smoothly completed through intravenous sedation combined with ultrasound-guided nerve block and acupuncture anesthesia, without deterioration of neurological signs or symptoms.

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