| Literature DB >> 7290102 |
W S Risk, E P Bosch, J Kimura, P A Cancilla, K H Fischbeck, R B Layzer.
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A patient who was partially immune to tetanus developed nonfulminant tetanus after a minor injury. Manifestations of the disease persisted for over 17 months. Electrophysiologic studies revealed an absent silent period in the masseter muscle, large-amplitude F-responses, and denervation. A muscle biopsy showed neurogenic atrophy with reinnervation. This observation supports the existence of chronic tetanus and provides morphologic evidence for a peripheral action of tetanus toxin in humans.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID： 7290102 DOI： 10.1002/mus.880040502
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Muscle Nerve ISSN： 0148-639X Impact factor: 3.217