Ten-second exercise is superior to 30-second exercise for post-exercise facilitation in diagnosing Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 572-575

  Hatanaka, Yuki ^a   Oh, Shin J ^a  

^a The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome; Post exercise facilitation; Repetitive nerve stimulation test

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR DIGITI QUINTI MUSCLE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EATON LAMBERT SYNDROME; EXERCISE TEST; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPETITIVE NERVE STIMULATION TEST; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMBERT-EATON MYASTHENIC SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42549134993     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20979     Document Type: Article

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