Frequency of myasthenia gravis in multiple sclerosis: Report of five cases from Isfahan, Iran

Neurology India

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 638-640

  Basiri, Keivan ^a   Etemadifar, Masoud ^a   Maghzi, Amir H ^a   Zarghami, Neda ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Myasthenia gravis; Repetitive nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; EDROPHONIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE STIMULATION; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72849118453     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.57817     Document Type: Article

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