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  • Chapter 41 - Neuromuscular Physiology and Disorders

  • Edited by Dharti Patel, Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York, Sang J. Kim, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, Himani V. Bhatt, Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York, Alopi M. Patel, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey
  • Book:
    BASIC Essentials
    Published online:
    21 February 2025
    Print publication:
    13 March 2025, pp 226-230

  • Summary

    Disorders of the neuromuscular system have significant consequences for the anesthetic provider. A thorough knowledge of inheritance patterns, diagnosis, symptomatology, treatment, and pathophysiology is paramount in providing safe anesthetic care. Here we provide a review of the commonly encountered neuromuscular disorders and highlight the most salient features of each. The broad range of demyelinating diseases, myotonias, channelopathies, myasthenic syndromes, and mitochondrial diseases that affect the neuromuscular system will be presented.

  • Chapter 42 - Special Problems or Issues in Anesthesiology

  • Edited by Dharti Patel, Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York, Sang J. Kim, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, Himani V. Bhatt, Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York, Alopi M. Patel, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey
  • Book:
    BASIC Essentials
    Published online:
    21 February 2025
    Print publication:
    13 March 2025, pp 231-236

  • Summary

    Disorders of the neuromuscular system have significant consequences for the anesthetic provider. A thorough knowledge of inheritance patterns, diagnosis, symptomatology, treatment, and pathophysiology is paramount in providing safe anesthetic care. Here we provide a review of the commonly encountered neuromuscular disorders and highlight the most salient features of each. The broad range of demyelinating diseases, myotonias, channelopathies, myasthenic syndromes, and mitochondrial diseases that affect the neuromuscular system will be presented.