Paralytic shellfish poisoning: Clinical and electrophysiological observations

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 245, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 551-554

  De Carvalho, Mamede ^a   Jacinto, Jorge ^b   Ramos, Natalia ^b   De Oliveira, Victor ^a   Pinho E Melo, Teresa ^a   De Sá, João ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b Phys Med Rehab Ctr of Alcoitao   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conduction velocities; Electromyography; Poisoning; Saxitoxin; Shellfish; Sodium channels

Indexed keywords

SAXITOXIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DINOFLAGELLATE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLLUSC; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SHELLFISH; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; SAXITOXIN;

EID: 0031661026     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050241     Document Type: Article

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