Difficulties in management of malignant hyperthermia in a rural set up of a developing country
Lack of availability of dantrolene sodium causes difficulty in management of malignant hyperthermia in different parts of India. We hereby report the case of a seven-year-old girl child who developed malignant hyperthermia and expired in spite of all ...
Debashis Saha +3 more
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Recognizing and managing a malignant hyperthermia crisis: guidelines from the European Malignant Hyperthermia Group [PDF]
Survival from a malignant hyperthermia (MH) crisis is highly dependent on early recognition and prompt action. MH crises are very rare and an increasing use of total i.v.
Ellis, F. R. +6 more
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Exertional rhabdomyolysis and heat stroke : beware of volatile anesthetic sedation [PDF]
In view of the enormous popularity of mass sporting events such as half-marathons, the number of patients with exertional rhabdomyolysis or exercise-induced heat stroke admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) has increased over the last decade.
Baets, Jonathan +4 more
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Recrudescência fatal de hipertermia maligna em lactente com síndrome de Moebius. Relato de caso
JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: A hipertermia maligna (HM) é uma desordem farmacogenética da musculatura esquelética, caracterizada por estado hipermetabólico após anestesia com succinilcolina e/ou agentes anestésicos voláteis.
Cláudia Regina Fernandes +4 more
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Changes in intracellular calcium and glutathione in astrocytes as the primary mechanism of amyloid neurotoxicity [PDF]
Although the accumulation of the neurotoxic peptide {beta} amyloid ({beta}A) in the CNS is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, the mechanism of {beta}A neurotoxicity remains controversial.
Abramov, A.Y. +2 more
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Molecular genetic analysis for malignant hyperthermia : a thesis presented to Massey University in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Biochemistry [PDF]
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare pharmacogenetic disorder in humans caused by inhalational general anaesthetics and depolarising muscle relaxants. An MH reaction shows abnormal calcium homeostasis in skeletal muscle leading to a hypermetabolic state
Sato, Keisaku
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Neurogenic Fever after Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Qualitative Systematic Review. [PDF]
STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review. OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence, pathogenesis, and clinical outcomes related to neurogenic fevers following traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
Oleson, Christina V. +4 more
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Acute postoperative sepsis mimicking symptomology suspicious for malignant hyperthermia: case report
Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction with non-specific clinical features that can mimic other clinical conditions with hyper metabolic state such as malignant hyperthermia.
Vendhan Ramanujam +3 more
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In the process that eventuates in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and ultimately in Alzheimer's dementia, the earliest identifiable change is in the function of synapses.
Jeffrey Fessel
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Development of status epilepticus, sustained calcium elevations and neuronal injury in a rat survival model of lethal paraoxon intoxication [PDF]
Paraoxon (POX) is an active metabolite of organophosphate (OP) pesticide parathion that has been weaponized and used against civilian populations. Exposure to POX produces high mortality.
Blair, Robert E. +4 more
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