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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
9
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-9-19
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| pubmed:abstractText |
We performed single fiber electromyography (SFEMG) in the superior rectus and levator palpebralis (SR-LP) muscles of 17 patients with pure ocular myasthenia gravis (MG) and 9 controls. Thirteen patients were also assessed with SFEMG in the orbicularis oculi (OO) muscle. All the MG patients but none of the control subjects showed abnormal SFEMG jitter in the SR-LP muscles. On the other hand, only 62% of the MG patients had abnormal SFEMG jitter in the OO muscle. The procedure was well tolerated by the patients, and complications were minor. We conclude that SFEMG of the SR-LP muscles is a safe and highly sensitive technique for the diagnosis of ocular MG.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Sep
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| pubmed:issn |
0148-639X
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
18
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
943-7
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7643873-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:7643873-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7643873-Electromyography,
pubmed-meshheading:7643873-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7643873-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7643873-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7643873-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:7643873-Myasthenia Gravis,
pubmed-meshheading:7643873-Oculomotor Muscles,
pubmed-meshheading:7643873-Orbit,
pubmed-meshheading:7643873-Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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| pubmed:year |
1995
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Single fiber electromyography of extraocular muscles: a sensitive method for the diagnosis of ocular myasthenia gravis.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Raúl Carrea Institute of Neurological Research, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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