Botulism with sensory symptoms diagnosed by neuromuscular transmission studies associated with edrophonium responsiveness

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 477-480

  Kuruoglu R ^a   Cengiz, B ^b   Tokcaer A ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Neurology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDROPHONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA;

ADULT; BOTULISM; EDROPHONIUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SENSATION DISORDERS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029775991     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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