Journal article
Botulism: A Frequently Forgotten Old Malady
International journal of gerontology, Vol.1(3), pp.118-124
2007
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70032-2
Abstract
A frequently forgotten old malady called botulism has been recognized for more than a century. This ailment occurs worldwide, afflicts human of all age groups from infants to elderly and affects Oriental people more often in several regions of China. Occurrence in Taiwan is uncommon, and therefore, it is often overlooked. The outbreaks of human botulism in various regions of the world, the clinical types, the molecular mechanisms, and the electrophysiologic findings will be highlighted.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Botulism: A Frequently Forgotten Old Malady
- Creators
- Teguh Thajeb - Department of Internal Medicine, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Lin-Kou, Taipei, TaiwanYi-Min Chen - Department of Neurology and Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDao-Fu Dai - Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USADaniel Daile Thajeb - School of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taipei, TaiwanPeterus Thajeb - Department of Neurology and Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of gerontology, Vol.1(3), pp.118-124
- DOI
- 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70032-2
- ISSN
- 1873-9598
- eISSN
- 1873-958X
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2007
- Academic Unit
- Pathology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Radiation Oncology
- Record Identifier
- 9984070524802771
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