Abstract
A 24‐Year‐old man with Hunter syndrome had spastic quadriparesis due to impingement of thickened meninges upon the cervical spinal cord. Tracheal narrowing due to submucosal deposits (presumably mucopolysaccharide) produced serious ventilatory complications during induction of anesthesia and necessitated tracheostomy before surgical decompression of the spinal cord could be attempted. Recognition of compressive myelopathy and tracheal compromise as late complications of Hunter syndrome may promote early therapy and prevent respiratory catastrophe.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 382-385 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Annals of Neurology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology