Myasthenia gravis and recurrent falls in an elderly patient

Age and Ageing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-84

  Chua, Eddy ^a   Mcloughlin, Carina ^a   Sharma, Anil K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Myasthenia gravis; Recurrent falls

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AUTOANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FALLING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033980330     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/29.1.83     Document Type: Article

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