A transient neonatal myasthenic syndrome with anti-musk antibodies

Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1215-1216

  Niks, E H ^a   Verrips, A ^b   Semmekrot, B A ^b   Prick, M J J ^b   Vincent, A ^c   Van Tol, M J D ^a   Jol Van Der Zijde, C M ^a   Verschuuren, J J G M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTIBODY; MUSCLE SPECIFIC KINASE ANTIBODY; NEOSTIGMINE; PREDNISOLONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; REMISSION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THERAPY EFFECT; WEAKNESS;

EID: 41649084323     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000307751.20968.f1     Document Type: Article

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