Reversible paralysis with status asthmaticus, steroids, and pancuronium: Clinical electrophysiological correlates

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1587-1590

  Road, Jeremy ^a   Mackie, Gordon ^a   Jiang, Tian Xi ^a   Stewart, Heather ^a   Eisen, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthmatics; Electromyogram; Neuromuscular blockade; Paralysis; Steroids

Indexed keywords

PANCURONIUM; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMATIC STATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PANCURONIUM; STATUS ASTHMATICUS;

EID: 0030830951     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199712)20:12<1587::AID-MUS15>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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