Stimulated single-fiber electromyography in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome before and after 3,4-diaminopyridine

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 735-739

  Sadeh, Menachem ^a   River, Yaron ^b   Argov, Zohar ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

3,4 diaminopyridine; Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome; single fiber electromyography

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIAMINOPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFICACY; EATON LAMBERT SYNDROME; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMBERT-EATON MYASTHENIC SYNDROME; MOTOR ENDPLATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030956471     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199706)20:6<735::AID-MUS11>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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