Donepezil: A cause of inadequate muscle relaxation and delayed neuromuscular recovery

• Main Authors: Alka Bhardwaj (Author), Sudhindra Dharmavaram (Author), Sonia Wadhawan (Author), Anjali Sethi (Author), Poonam Bhadoria (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 74-year-old female with diabetes mellitus type II and Alzheimer's disease, taking donepezil for 4 months was operated for right modified radical mastectomy under general anesthesia. During the procedure a higher dose of non-depolarizing muscle relaxant was required than those recommended for...