Intermediate myasthenia syndrome following acute organophosphates poisoning - An analysis of 21 cases

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-45

  He, Fengsheng ^a   Xu, Haibing ^a   Qin, Fukuang ^b   Xu, Li ^a   Huang, Jinxiang ^b   He, Xiwen ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Tengzhou Central People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Intermediate syndrome; Myasthenia; Organophosphates poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATROPINE; DICHLORVOS; DIMETHOATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PARATHION; PRALIDOXIME;

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIAL NERVE; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FATALITY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA; NECK MUSCLE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031972746     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032798678907810     Document Type: Article

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