Ocular myasthenia gravis associated with X-linked recessive spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 115-118

  Boz, Cavit ^a   Kalay, Ersan ^a   Sahin, Nilufer ^a   Velioglu, Sibel ^a   Ozmenoglu, Mehmet ^a   Karagüzel, Ahmet ^a  

^a Technical University   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Kennedy's disease; Myasthenia gravis; X linked recessive spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADENINE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CYTOSINE; EDROPHONIUM CHLORIDE; GUANINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPHAGIA; EXERCISE; EYE DISEASE; FASCICULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; KENNEDY DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; TANDEM REPEAT; TESTIS ATROPHY; TONGUE DISEASE; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EID: 4644335186     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00131402-200403000-00001     Document Type: Article

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