HIV-associated myasthenia gravis and impacts of HAART: One case report and a brief review

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 672-674

  Hung, Wan Ling ^a   Lin, Yu Hui ^a   Wang, Pao Yu ^a,b   Chang, Ming Hong ^a,b  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

HAART; HIV; Myasthenia gravis

Indexed keywords

ATAZANAVIR; EFAVIRENZ; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LAMIVUDINE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; JAUNDICE; LIMB WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PTOSIS; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052164306     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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