Clinical Analysis of 12 Korean Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) Patients

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 454-459

  Moon, Joon Shik ^a   Sunwoo, Il Nam ^b   Kim, Seung Min ^b   Lee, Sang Ahm ^c   Cho, Kwang Ho ^d   Park, Kee Duk ^e   Kim, Woo Kyung ^b   Choi, Byung Ok ^b   Chun, Hwa Young ^b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^e Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Electrophysiological study; Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome; Malignancy; Paraneoplastic; Small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EATON LAMBERT SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMBERT-EATON MYASTHENIC SYNDROME; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES;

EID: 0033203656     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1999.40.5.454     Document Type: Article

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