Malignant Hyperthermia -

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Sommaire:
1. History of Malignant Hyperthermia.- History of Malignant Hyperthermia.- 2. Clinical Classification and Incidence of Fulminant and Abortive Malignant Hyperthermia.- The Incidence of Malignant Hyperthermia in Denmark.- Malignant Hyperthermia in Austria 1984-1993.- Clinical Classification and Incidence of Fulminant and Abortive Malignant Hyperthermia Reactions in Italy.- The Epidemiology of Malignant Hyperthermia Events in North America.- Clinical Classification and Incidence of Malignant Hyperthermia in Australia.- Clinical Classification and Incidence of Malignant Hyperthermia in Japan.- 3. Muscular Testing for Malignant Hyperthermia.- Testing for Malignant Hyperthermia in North America and Australia.- Muscular Testing of Malignant Hyperthermia in Europe.- Caffeine Contracture of the Skinned Muscle Fiber in Malignant Hyperthermia and Neuromuscular Diseases.- Calcium-Induced Calcium Release Test (Abstract).- 4. Genetic Study of Malignant Hyperthermia.- Mutations in the Skeletal Muscle Ryanodine Receptor (RYR1) Gene Are Linked to Malignant Hyperthermia and Central-Core Disease.- Chromosome 17 Candidate Gene Analysis in a Population Referred Because of Suspected Susceptibility to Malignant Hyperthermia.- Disease Expression and Gene Expression Can Be Quite Distinct: Modulation of Skeletal Muscle Sodium Channels by the Human Myotonin Dystrophy Protein Kinase (HMPK).- 5. Biological Study of Malignant Hyperthermia.- Intracellular Calcium Release Channels in Muscles Related to Excitation-Contraction-Coupling and Malignant Hyperthermia (Abstract).- Metabolism of Inositol Polyphosphates by Malignant Hyperthermia-Susceptible and Control Porcine Skeletal Muscle.- Fatty Acids: Potentially Crucial Modulators of the Malignant Hyperthermia Syndrome.- Mitochondrial Disorders in Malignant Hyperthermia.- Muscle Mitochondria and Malignant Hyperthermia.- 6. Malignant Hyperthermia Related Syndromes.- Association Between Malignant Hyperthermia and Severe, Chronic Muscle Pain.- Porcine Malignant Hyperthermia.- Vitamin E and Porcine Malignant Hyperthermia.- Malignant Hyperthermia in Dogs.- Heatstroke.- Intracellular Calcium Mechanism in the Pathogenesis of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.- Controversies in the Pathogenesis of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.- Neuromuscular Disorders and Malignant Hyperthermia.- 7. Therapy of Malignant Hyperthermia.- Updated Therapy of Malignant Hyperthermia.- 8. Free Discussion.- What Is Malignant Hyperthermia?.