Critical care of myasthenia gravis in a resource poor setting: A study of South East Nigeria

Neurologist

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 368-370

  Onyekwulu, Fidelis A ^a   Onwuekwe, Ikenna O ^a  

^a University of Nigeria Enugu Campus   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Critical care; myasthenia gravis; Nigeria; sepsis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; STEROID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTICEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650836156     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e3181c29f25     Document Type: Article

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