Systemic effect of local and small-dose botulinum toxin injection to unmask subclinical myasthenia gravis [2]

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 415-416

  Iwase, Takeshi ^a   Iwase, Chie ^b  

^a TOYAMA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Shinminato City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE ANTIBODY; ANTIBODY; BOTULINUM TOXIN; EDROPHONIUM CHLORIDE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; BLEPHAROSPASM; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASMODIC TORTICOLLIS;

AGED; BLEPHAROSPASM; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DYSARTHRIA; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 33646257561     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-005-0130-4     Document Type: Letter

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