Motor unit involvement in human acute Chagas' disease

Thirty five patients with acute Chagas' disease who demonstrated parasitaemia at the time of the investigation were submitted to a detailed electromyographical study. With their muscles at rest, 12 patients showed fibrillation potentials and/or positive sharp waves. On volitional contraction, 7...

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Main Authors: O. R. Benavente, O. Ledesma Patiño, L. Baez Peña, H. Lugones, E. Kalala, C. Ribas Meneclier, O. Genovese, R. E. P. Sica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1989-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1989000300005&lng=en&tlng=en