Stiff Person Syndrome

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 49, Issue MAY, 2001, Pages 568-570

  Nikhilesh, J ^b   Sayeed, Z A ^b   Saravanan, P K ^a   Paul, J ^a  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT; DIAZEPAM; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; STIFF MAN SYNDROME;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; DIAZEPAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; STIFF-PERSON SYNDROME;

EID: 0035347202     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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