Anaesthetists' nightmare: Masseter spasm after induction in an undiagnosed case of myotonia congenita

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 423-425

  Looi, Irene ^a   Bakar, A A A ^a   Lim, C H ^a   Khoo, T H ^a   Samuel, P E S ^b  

^a HOSPITAL PULAU PINANG   (Malaysia)

^b Penang Adventist Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Masseter spasm; Suxamethonium; Undiagnosed myotonia congenita

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CREATININE; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; BREATHING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MASSETER SPASM; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MYOPATHY; MYOTONIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOTONIA CONGENITA; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; TRISMUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849099050     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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