A case of oligosymptomatic botulism. The role of single-fiber EMG in early diagnosis

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 130-131

  Tamburin, Stefano ^a,b   Zanette, Giampietro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN B; NEUROTOXIN;

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ADULT; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONSTIPATION; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MYDRIASIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SINGLE FIBER ELECTROMYOGRAM; VISUAL DISORDER; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION;

EID: 4944229413     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1085-9489.2004.09301.x     Document Type: Letter

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