Publications by authors named "Haruo Ookawa"

Spinal anesthesia is thought to be contraindicated for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). We describe the case of a patient with MS who was administered spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. A 29-year-old woman (weight 55.

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We gave general anesthesia to a patient with scoliosis combined with central core disease (CCD). CCD is a slowly progressive autosomal dominant congenital myopathy. CCD is presented typically in infancy with hypotonia and delay of motor development, characterized by predominantly proximal weakness pronounced in the hip girdle.

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