[Clinical and EMG study of botulism (case report) (author's transl)].
The Authors describe the clinical and electromyographic findings of a case of botulism with complete recovery. Therapy was based on anti-cholynesterasic drugs, on guanidine (at dosage of 30 mg/kg/day) and on antibotulinic serum. The neuromuscular transmission was assessed with the Desmedt's test: during the disease the EMG showed a tipical pattern of facilitation of motor units potentials during stimulation at 30 per second, becoming normal after recovery.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001906:Botulism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006146:Guanidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000503:physiopathology*
D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D006146:Guanidines
Studio clinico ed elettromiografico di un caso di botulismo.