Repetitive phrenic nerve stimulation in myasthenia gravis

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1083-1087

  Zifko, Udo A ^a   Nicolle, Michael W ^b   Grisold, Wolfgang ^c   Bolton, Charles F ^b  

^a Klinik Pirawarth   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c KAISER FRANZ JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Dyspnea; Neuromuscular transmission Myasthenia gravis; Phrenic nerve Repetitive nerve stimulation; Respiratory muscle weakness

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DYSPNEA; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE STIMULATION; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0033595453     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.5.1083     Document Type: Article

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