Abnormal response to anaesthesia in a case of huntington's chorea

Abstract

Summary: A man, aged 33, suffering from Huntington's chorea, showed an abnormal response to anaesthesia on two different occasions. Prolonged apnoea followed induction. Recovery was slow and complicated by generalized tonic spasm. The abnormal response was probably associated with the neurological disorder. Thiopentone was thought to be mainly responsible for these complications. © 1966 John Sherratt and Son Ltd.