A comparison of electrodiagnostic tests in ocular myasthenia gravis

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 109-113

  Katzberg, Hans D ^a   Bril, Vera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Myasthenia; Ocular; RNS; SFEMG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINGENCY TABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE FIBER ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

EID: 15944421270     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cnd.0000155026.66153.f0     Document Type: Article

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