The epidemiology of myasthenia gravis, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome and their associated tumours in the northern part of the province of South Holland

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 250, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 698-701

  Wirtz, Paul W ^a   Nijnuis, Marianne G ^a   Sotodeh, Mohammad ^a   Willems, Luc N A ^a   Brahim, Joey J ^a   Putter, Hein ^a   Wintzen, Axel R ^a   Verschuuren, Jan J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome; Myasthenia gravis; Small cell lung carcinoma; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATON LAMBERT SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; THYMOMA; TUMOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAMBERT-EATON MYASTHENIC SYNDROME; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NETHERLANDS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THYMOMA;

EID: 0038796591     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-003-1063-7     Document Type: Article

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