Single fiber electromygraphy in the diagnosis of ocular myasthenia gravis: Report of 90 cases

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 848-851

  Cui, Li Ying ^a   Guan, Yu Zhou ^a   Wang, Han ^a   Tang, Xiao Fu ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Ocular myasthenia gravis; Repetitive nerve stimulation; Single fiber electromyography

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EYE DISEASE; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3242713163     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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