Repetitive nerve stimulation of facial and hypothenar muscles: Relative sensitivity in different Myasthenia Gravis subgroups

European Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 203-207

  Zambelis, T ^a   Kokotis, P ^a   Karandreas, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Facial muscles; Myasthenia gravis; Repetitive nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ABDUCTOR DIGITI QUINTI MUSCLE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHENAR MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NOSE MUSCLE; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE NERVE STIMULATION; SINGLE FIBER ELECTROMYOGRAM; THENAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FACE; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952607107     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324915     Document Type: Article

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