Electrodiagnosis of botulism and clinico-electrophysiological correlation

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1135-1138

  Witoonpanich, Rawiphan ^a,b   Vichayanrat, Ekawat ^a,b   Tantisiriwit, Kanit ^a,b   Rattanasiri, Sasivimol ^a,b   Ingsathit, Atiporn ^a,b  

^a Nan Hospital   (Thailand)

^b Division of Neurology   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Botulism; Electrodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE SUPRAMAXIMAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOTULISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349096024     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.01.019     Document Type: Article

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