Masseteric repetitive nerve stimulation in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1064-1069

  Pavesi, G ^a   Cattaneo, L ^a   Tinchelli, S ^a   Mancia, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Masseteric nerve; Masticatory muscles; Myasthenia gravis; Neuromuscular transmission; Repetitive nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0034990284     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(01)00546-6     Document Type: Article

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