A comparative study of single fiber electromyography and repetitive nerve stimulation in consecutive patients with myasthenia gravis

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-96

  Srivastava, A ^a   Kalita, J ^a   Misra, U K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Blocking; Decrement; Jitter; Myasthenia gravis; RNS; Sensitivity; SFEMG

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; NEOSTIGMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE STIMULATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34147136148     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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