Sudden death. Malignant hyperthermia
Description
Malignant hyperthermia, or MH, is a rare inherited muscle disorder that can be triggered by anesthesia or elevated temperature. This program follows the medical detective story of its discovery in the 1960s by Australian clinical geneticist Michael Denborough and his pioneering of the MH antidote, Dantrium. Along the way, the value of his efforts is seen in the stories of people whose brush with MH has changed their lives. The program also looks at Denborough's continuing and controversial research strongly linking MH to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
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50 min
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Date of Publication
[2006], c2003
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