A case of myasthenia gravis in childhood associated with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 108-112

  Kimura, K ^a,b   Nezu, A ^a   Kimura, S ^a   Otsuki, N ^a   Kobayashi, T ^a   Nomura, Y ^b   Segawa, M ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Segawa Neurol Clinic for Children   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy; Cyclophosphamide; High dose globulin; Myasthenia gravis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY;

EID: 0031960661     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973544     Document Type: Article

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