Emg findings in acute myopathy with status asthmaticus, steroids and paralytics. Clinical and electrophysiologic correlation

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 371-376

  David, W S ^a,b   Roehr, C L ^b   Leatherman, J W ^b  

^a X Intl Congr EMG Clin N   (Japan)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMATIC STATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; PARALYSIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PARALYSIS; STATUS ASTHMATICUS;

EID: 0031723516     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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