Neuromyotonia and myasthenia gravis in the absence of thymoma [3]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Antelli, A ^a   Spengos, K ^a,b   Zambelis, T ^a   Pandis, D ^a   Tsivgoulis, G ^a   Zis, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Neuromyotonia

Indexed keywords

PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FASCICULATION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; MYOKYMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; THYMOMA;

AGED; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; HUMANS; ISAACS SYNDROME; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE; SHAKER SUPERFAMILY OF POTASSIUM CHANNELS; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33746511961     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01271.x     Document Type: Letter

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