Maximal respiratory pressures in myasthenia gravis: Relation to single fiber electromyography

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 392-395

  Fernandez C M ^a,c   Tejedor, E D ^b   Frank, A ^b   Pino, J M ^b   Conde, C P ^b   Barreiro, P ^b  

^a Dr Negrin University Hospital   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c Dr Negrin University Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Maximal respiratory pressures; Myasthenia gravis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM RESPIRATORY PRESSURE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY VENTILATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034988304     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2001.103006392.x     Document Type: Article

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