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[Malignant hyperthermia--a hereditary and potentially life-threatening condition].
Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 20 Oct 2005
Haugen Tonje, Toft Mathias, Müller Clemens R, Aasly Jan
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BACKGROUND: Malignant hyperthermia is a rare and possibly life-threatening complication to anaesthesia. It manifests in susceptible individuals as a hypermetabolic response on exposure to halogenated anaesthetics and depolarising muscle relaxants. Susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia is inher...
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