Isolated distal hand weakness as the only presenting symptom of myasthenia gravis [1]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 429-430

  Karacostas, D ^a   Mavromatis, I ^a   Georgakoudas, G ^a   Artemis, N ^a   Milonas, I ^a  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Distal hand weakness; Myasthenia gravis

Indexed keywords

EDROPHONIUM; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELTOID MUSCLE; DIPLOPIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; MYOPATHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; THYROID FUNCTION; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS;

EID: 0036047286     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2002.00417.x     Document Type: Letter

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