Clinical electrophysiology in myasthenia gravis.
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Clinical electrophysiology in myasthenia gravis.
Effective diagnostic methods are of great importance in order to recognise myasthenic patients among those with muscle fatigability. Intracellular recordings are useful for research work within the field and for detailed description of the motor end-plate's physiology in the individual case. The method is not used for the routine diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. The decrement of the electrical m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.43.7.622