Contralateral early blink reflex in multifocal motor neuropathy

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 419-422

  Leon S, F E ^a,b,d   Pradilla, G ^b   Chavez, A M ^b   DeLeon, M A ^b   Rueda, O L ^b   Bayona, J ^c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MANUELA BELTRÁN   (Colombia)

^d Conjunto Residencial Villa C ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Multifocal motor neuropathy; Rlk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYELID REFLEX; FASCICULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ADULT; BLINKING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 0031795433     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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