Concurrent presentation of ocular myasthenia and euthyroid Graves ophthalmopathy: A diagnostic challenge

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 719-720

  Zouvelou, V ^a   Potagas, C ^a   Karandreas, N ^a   Rentzos, M ^a   Papadopoulou, M ^a   Zis, V P ^a   Vassilopoulos, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; THIAMAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DIPLOPIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EYE EXAMINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULAR MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

EID: 43049173724     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.09.028     Document Type: Letter

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