Convulsions following halothane anaesthesia
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British Journal of Anaesthesia Pentazocine and Tremor following Halothane Anaesthesia
Sir,—Muscular spasticity and tremor occurs during recovery from general anaesthesia, especially following halothane (Dawkins, 1961), and may be associated with hypoxaemia (Jones and McLaren, 1965). This condition may be prevented or controlled by methylphenidate (Brichard and Johnstone, 1970). However, this drug is an unreliable analgesic, may provoke adrenergic overactivity (Brichard and Johns...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1958
ISSN: 0003-2409
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1958.tb08104.x