Fatal Recrudescence of Malignant Hyperthermia in an Infant with Moebius Syndrome

Background and objectives: Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a pharmacogenetic skeletal muscle disorder characterized by a hypermetabolic state after anesthesia with succinylcholine and/or volatile anesthetics. Various neuromuscular syndromes are associated with susceptibility; however, Moebius syndrom...

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Main Authors: Cláudia Regina Fernandes, Washington Aspiculeta Pinto Filho, Lia Cavalcante Cezar, Josenília Maria Alves Gomes, Glauco Kleming Florencio da Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413000572

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