Musk-antibody positive myasthenia gravis presenting with isolated neck extensor weakness

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 544-546

  Casasnovas, C ^a   Povedano, M ^a   Jauma S ^a   Montero, J ^a   Martinez Matos J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti MuSK; Dropped head; Extensor neck weakness; MG; Myasthenia gravis; Seronegative

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; MUSK ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANTIBODIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NECK MUSCLES; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

EID: 34250624524     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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