The co-occurrence of serologically proven myasthenia gravis and Miller Fisher/Guillain Barré overlap syndrome - A case report

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 187-188

  Lau, Kwok Kwong ^a   Goh, Khean Jin ^b   Lee, Han Chih Hencher ^a   Chan, Yuk Tat Eric ^c   Tan, Chong Tin ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti acetylcholine receptor antibody; Anti GQ1b antibody; Miller Fisher Guillain Barr overlap syndrome; Myasthenia gravis

Indexed keywords

EDROPHONIUM; GANGLIOSIDE GQ 1B ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

AGED; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; PTOSIS; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYMOMA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES; FEMALE; GANGLIOSIDES; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 58149148234     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.08.019     Document Type: Article

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