Malignant hyperthermia in infancy

We have described two infants, aged 2 months and 5 months, who had malignant hyperthermia, an entity not generally believed to occur during infancy. Both children were under general anesthesia when MH occurred, and both responded well to administration of dantrolene and sodium bicarbonate.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1989-11, Vol.82 (11), p.1451-1452
Hauptverfasser:	Wiswell, T E, Bent, R C, Solenberger, R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Colonic Diseases - surgery Hernia, Inguinal - surgery Humans Infant Male Malignant Hyperthermia - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	We have described two infants, aged 2 months and 5 months, who had malignant hyperthermia, an entity not generally believed to occur during infancy. Both children were under general anesthesia when MH occurred, and both responded well to administration of dantrolene and sodium bicarbonate.
ISSN:	0038-4348
DOI:	10.1097/00007611-198911000-00033