Clinical features of patients with myasthenia gravis associated with autoimmune diseases

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1403-1404

  Kanazawa, M ^a   Shimohata, T ^a   Tanaka, K ^a   Nishizawa, M ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Graves' disease; Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Myasthenia gravis

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PREVALENCE; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36249018826     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01978.x     Document Type: Article

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