Myathenia gravis in the elderly: diagnosis, comorbidity and course: 45 cases;Myasthénie du sujet âgé : diagnostic, comorbidité et évolution. À propos de 45 cas

Presse Medicale

Volumn 36, Issue 1 I, 2007, Pages 9-14

  Fraisse, Thibaut ^a   Labauge, Pierre ^b   Camu, William ^c   Arlaud, Patrick ^d   de Wazières, Benoit ^a  

^a Service de Médecine Interne A   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^c GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER D AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE;

AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM; THORAX; THYMUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33947504077     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2006.07.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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