PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jenna H Sobey AU - Carrie C Menser AU - Srijaya K Reddy AU - Elisabeth M Hughes TI - Successful utilisation of epidural analgesia for perioperative pain management in a child with sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit (SCN1A) gene mutation AID - 10.1136/bcr-2020-234314 DP - 2020 Jun 01 TA - BMJ Case Reports PG - e234314 VI - 13 IP - 6 4099 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/6/e234314.short 4100 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/6/e234314.full SO - BMJ Case Reports2020 Jun 01; 13 AB - Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit (SCN1A) gene mutation is a rare disorder with a large spectrum of clinical presentations. Little is known regarding anaesthetic and analgesic management of these patients. We present a case of a child with SCN1A gene mutation that was successfully managed with an epidural for perioperative analgesia for an abdominal surgery.