Myotonic potentials in statin-induced rhabdomyolysis

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 891-893

  De Almeida, Diogo Fraxino ^a,b,c   Lissa, Terezinha Valente ^b   Mentor Neves Couto Melo Jr , Aluísio Cláudio ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL NOSSA SENHORA DAS GRAÇAS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIMVASTATIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MYOTONIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 58149283992     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000600024     Document Type: Article

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