[Rigidity abolished by intravenous dantrolene in a patient with Parkinson's disease under spinal anesthesia].

Abstract

Spinal anesthesia was given to a patient with right femur fracture and Parkinson's disease (PD). Although sufficient analgesia was obtained up to L1 level after spinal anesthesia, the muscular rigidity remained. Furthermore, tremor of the upper extremities continued. After administering dantrolene sodium (DT) intravenously, these untoward features were abolished. These findings suggest that DT abolishes rigidity and tremor in PD, and is useful for the management of anesthesia for a patient with PD.

• Authors: Y Imoto, Y Fukuda, H Yokoyama, T Miyake
• Journal: Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology (Masui) Vol. 41 Issue 3 Pg. 464-7 (Mar 1992) ISSN: 0021-4892 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 1560588 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Dantrolene

Topics

• Aged
• Anesthesia, Spinal
• Dantrolene (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Femoral Fractures (complications, surgery)
• Humans
• Muscle Rigidity (drug therapy)
• Parkinson Disease (complications)