Otoacoustic emission in myasthenia gravis patients and the role of efferent activation

Hearing Research

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 123-125

  Tóth, László ^a   Rácz, Tamás ^a   Diószeghy, Péter ^a   Répássy, Gábor ^a   Lampé, István ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Myasthenia gravis; Transient evoked otoacoustic emission

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AUTOANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; HAIR CELL; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032408444     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(98)00154-3     Document Type: Article

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