Children with learning disabilities

Authors: COURTMAN, SIMON P.; MUMBY, D.

Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia, Volume 18, Number 3, March 2008 , pp. 198-207(10)

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Abstract:

Summary

Children with learning disabilities can present numerous challenges in the acute hospital setting. This review article examines the causes and presentations of learning disability, and considers some of the management strategies employed when these children present for surgery.

Keywords: autism; anesthesia; challenging behavior; learning disability; premedication

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02323.x

Publication date: 2008-03-01