Anaesthesiology

​Aim of the laboratory :

• diagnosis of Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) susceptibility by means of in vitro contracture testing according to the protocol of the European MH Group (www.emhg.org);

• detection of associated structural myopathies;

• clinical counselling concerning MH-susceptibility;

• genetic counselling.

Responsible physician :

•  L Heytens, MD, PhD  postdoctoral researcher University of Antwerp, consultant Dept of Anaesthesia (Head Prof  M. Vercauteren, MD) and neurology (Head Prof P. Cras, MD) University Hospital Antwerp
  

• Neuropathology lab

  • Prof Ch Ceuterick- de Groote
  • Prof Dr Em JJ Martin

  • Prof Dr P Cras

  • Coworkers
    Mevr L De Wit
    Mevr I Bats
    Mevr E Peeters

• Genetic diagnosis

  • Prof Dr P De Jonghe
  • Prof C Van Broeckhoven
  • Coworkers :
  • J Del Favero
  • Ann Löfgren
    • Applied Molecular Genomics
    • VIB Department of Molecular Genetics
    • Universiteit Antwerpen