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Myotonia Congenita (MC)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Avoid SuccinylcholineAvoid HypothermiaAspirationDifficult AirwaySkeletal Muscle WeaknessAvoid StressorsQT Prolongation

Pathophysiology

Myotonia congenita ( MC ) is a non-dystrophic skeletal muscle channelopathy caused by mutations in CLCN1, the gene for the voltage-gated chloride channel ClC-1 in the sarcolemmal membrane. ClC-1...

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