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Michael Cherington, MD; Gene Lasater, MD

Arch Neurol. 1973;28(4):274-275.

Abstract
A patient had prolonged apnea and paralysis after being given succinylcholine chloride. She was later found to have a deficiency of pseudocholinesterase. Results of repetitive nerve stimulation studies, done easily at the bedside, confirmed the diagnosis of neuromuscular blockade.

Author Affiliations
Denver

From the Division of Neurology, University of Colorado Medical Center, and the Neurophysiology Department, Presbyterian Hospital, Denver.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 11, 1972.

Reprint requests to University of Colorado Medical Center, Division of Neurology, 4200 E Ninth Ave, Denver 80220 (Dr. Cherington).

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