Is the stimulation frequency of the repetitive nerve stimulation test that you choose appropriate?

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 186-191

  Sun, Yuan Ting ^a   Lin, Thy Sheng ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Repetitive nerve stimulation test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; MACHINE; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE STIMULATION; REPETITIVE NERVE STIMULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS;

EID: 11244283509     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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