El síndrome de Noonan (SN) es una enfermedad monogénica con patrón herencia autosómico dominante incidencia uno 1:1500-2500. Este particular interés para el anestesiólogo por ser considerado probable vía aérea difícil, presentar talla baja, dismorfia facial, alteraciones en la hemostasia, musculoesqueléticas y cardiológicas, entre otras, cuya evolución condicionan esperanza vida alcanzando edad...

Persistent thoracic pain with no history of trauma demands diagnostic workup. In this case, the patient complained of right thoracic continuous belt-like pain, sometimes experienced as shooting pain, over several months. The symptoms were first treated conservatively with painkillers, which was rather ineffective. A magnetic resonance imaging scan of the thorax surprisingly showed an unclear pi...

We present a 47-year-old woman with a long history of anxiety and a more recent history of shock-like facial pain and episodes of laughter without any motivation. She could not explain the laughing bursts and did not have a sense of mirth preceding it. On neurological examination she presented a VI nerve palsy and trigeminal hypoesthesia (V2 and V3) on the right side. Magnetic resonance imaging...