Anesthetic Considerations in a Case of Fahr and Primrose Syndrome

Authors

  • Bhavna Gupta DA, DNB Department of Anesthesia and ICU, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Lalit Gupta DA, DNB Department of Anesthesia and ICU, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/RPAOJ-3-116

Keywords:

Fahr syndrome, Primrose syndrome, Anesthesia, Calcium

Abstract

In this review article, brief description, concerns, anesthetic management and perioperative care patients with Fahr syndrome and Primrose syndrome has been made. There is a paucity of literature with respect to management of such cases. There are limited case reports reported in the literature. The literature search has been made by using Google scholar, PubMed, Medline, Medscape and other search-related search engines with the following keywords.

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Published

2018-02-28

How to Cite

Bhavna Gupta, & Lalit Gupta. (2018). Anesthetic Considerations in a Case of Fahr and Primrose Syndrome. Research and Practice in Anesthesiology, 3(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.17140/RPAOJ-3-116

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018): Volume 3 Issue 1 2018

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