Neuromyotonia and type I myofiber predominance in amyloidosis

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1338-1341

  Gutmann, Laurie ^a   Gutmann, Ludwig ^a   Schochet, Sydney S ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

amyloidosis; fiber type conversion; neuromyotonia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DILTIAZEM;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOKYMIA; MYOTONIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0029788442     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199610)19:10<1338::AID-MUS12>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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