Acute quadriplegic myopathy unrelated to steroids or paralyzing agents: Quantitative EMG studies

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 325-329

  Höke, Ahmet ^a   Rewcastle, N B ^a   Zochodne, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 0344993927     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100000482     Document Type: Article

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