Acute onset quadriparesis with sine wave: A rare presentation

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 575.e1-575.e2

  Wahab, Arif ^a   Panwar, R B ^a   Ola, Vipin ^b   Alvi, Shaista ^c  

^a Govt Centre of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research   (India)

^b S P MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCONATE CALCIUM; INSULIN;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HUMAN; PERIODIC PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

EID: 79958021231     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.05.021     Document Type: Article

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