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Repeat episodes of severe muscle rigidity in a child receiving sevoflurane.
Paediatric anaesthesia - 1 Oct 2006
Cohen Ira Todd, Kaplan Richard
Abstract excerpt
We report on a patient who developed two episodes of severe muscle rigidity, increased endtidal CO2 and increased creatine phosphate kinase associated with sevoflurane anesthesia. Dysrhythmias and hyperthermia were not observed and dantrolene was not administered. Genetic testing for the 17 known...
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