SINCE Kalow 1 in 1956 demonstrated a genetically controlled atypical (dibucaine resistant) variant of human pseudocholinesterase (acylcholine acylhydrolase [Enzyme Commission: 3.1.1.8]) much ...

IN 1953 Forbat et al. 1 indicated the inheritance of different activities with regard to pseudocholinesterase (PChE). In 1957 Kalow et al. 2,3 indicated that these differences mostly were ...

1 Prolonged apnea after succinylcholine may be due to a marked deficiency of pseudocholinesterase, the plasma enzyme that normally hydrolyzes and inactivates the drug. Low pseudocholinesterase ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Pseudocholinesterase deficiency' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with ...

Novocaine is broken down in the body by an enzyme called pseudocholinesterase. However, approximately 1 in every 5,000 people have a pseudocholinesterase deficiency and cannot metabolize Novocaine ...

The cause - known medically as pseudocholinesterase deficiency - has now been detailed in a new medical report. The unidentified girl, of Northern European descent, underwent general anesthesia ...

Dr. Rimoin: There are four that we screen for at Cedars-Sinai. (1) Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency causes sensitivity to certain forms of anesthesia, as well as other drugs. It is an inherited ...