Neuromuscular disorders in pregnancy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 559-571

  Sax, Tracy Williams ^a   Rosenbaum, Richard B ^a  

^a Oregon Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis (MG); Myopathy; Neuropathy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DANTROLENE; GABAPENTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LIDOCAINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

BELL PALSY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DELIVERY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LITHOTOMY; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; MUSCLE DISEASE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEURALGIA; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PLASMAPHERESIS; POLYMYOSITIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUERPERIUM; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; MYOSITIS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33750462776     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20661     Document Type: Review

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