An unusual complication of immunosuppression in myasthenia gravis: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-157

  Gedizlioglu, Muhteşem ^a   Coban, Pinar ^a   Ce, Pinar ^a   Sivasli, Izlem Evren ^a  

^a Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Myasthenia gravis; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; DEFLAZACORT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; JC VIRUS; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SURVIVAL; TENDON REFLEX; THETA RHYTHM; THYMECTOMY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ATAXIA; AZATHIOPRINE; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; JC VIRUS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; QUADRIPLEGIA; THYMECTOMY;

EID: 59149084705     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.09.019     Document Type: Article

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