MuSK-antibody positive myasthenia gravis: Questions from the clinic

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 201-202, Issue C, 2008, Pages 85-89

  Sanders, Donald B ^a   Juel, Vern C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical features; MuSK antibody; Myasthenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; MUSCLE SPECIFIC RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE ANTIBODY; MUSK ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; HUMAN; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCOLIOSIS; THYMECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

EID: 51649084726     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.05.032     Document Type: Article

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