Neuropsychological assessment in myasthenia gravis

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-14

  Sitek, Emilia J ^a,b   Bilińska, Małgorzata M ^a   Wieczorek, Dariusz ^a   Nyka, Walenty M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b ST ADALBERT HOSPITAL   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Fatigue; Motor speed; Myasthenia gravis; Neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; HUMAN; LEARNING; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60449120468     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0001-y     Document Type: Article

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