Electrophysiological diagnosis and patterns of response to treatment of botulism with neuromuscular respiratory failure

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-278

  Kongsaengdao, Subsai ^a,b   Samintarapanya, Kanoksri ^c   Rusmeechan, Siwarit ^d   Sithinamsuwan, Pasiri ^e   Tanprawate, Surat ^f  

^a RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Lumpang Hospital   (Thailand)

^d BUDDHACHINARAJ HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^e Army Hospital   (Thailand)

^f CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Botulinum antitoxin; Botulinum toxin; Botulism; Repetitive nerve; Respiratory failure; Stimulation test

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THAILAND; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIDOTES; BIOPHYSICS; BOTULISM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67749116326     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21256     Document Type: Article

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