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The investigation showed negative anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody, repetitive nerve stimulation and "Tensilon test", but the brain magnetic resonance image reveals DWS with hydrocephalus ...

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The Tensilon test was discontinued in the U.S. in 2018. It was performed to help diagnose myasthenia gravis (MG), a neuromuscular junction condition characterized by muscle weakness. The test involved ...

Observations made on anesthetized patients with a recently introduced synthetic muscle relaxant, succinylcholine, indicated that this agent, administered in the form of continuous intravenous ...

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THIS paper emphasizes the value of recognizing the symptoms of myasthenia gravis, so that appropriate treatment may be given to save the lives of these newborn infants whose mothers have ...

Electrical improvement with a Tensilon test, or electrical or substantial symptomatic improvement with pyridostigmine bromide represents the most robust diagnostic criteria in these patients ...

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