Myasthenia gravis developing in a patient with CNS lymphoma

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 522-524

  Masroujeh, Rami ^a   Otrock, Zaher K ^a   Yamout, Bassem ^a   Jabbour, Mark N ^a   Bazarbachi, Ali ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

CNS; Lymphoma; Myasthenia gravis; Paraneoplastic

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; RITUXIMAB; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRAIN RADIATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHOMA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPEECH DISORDER; TREATMENT DURATION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES;

EID: 77950917048     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-010-0503-2     Document Type: Article

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