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AAEM case report #3: Myasthenia gravis

✍ Scribed by MD Charles K. Jablecki

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1991
Tongue: English
Weight: 699 KB
Volume: 14
Category: Article
ISSN: 0148-639X
DOI: 10.1002/mus.880140502

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✦ Synopsis

Reported here are the electrodiagnostic findings in a patient with myasthenia gravis who had dysarthria, dysphagia, and dyspnea. The use of repetitive nerve stimulation and single fiber electromyography studies for the evaluation of patients suspected of myasthenia gravis is reviewed.

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