Prevalence, clinical features and treatment outcomes of patients with myasthenia gravis positive for antibodies to muscle-specific kinase in Thailand

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 707-709

  Witoonpanich, Rawiphan ^a   Dejthevaporn, Charungthai ^a   Pulkes, Teeratorn ^a   Tunlayadechanont, Supoch ^a   Boonkongchuen, Pairoj ^a   Pongpakdee, Sunsanee ^b   Vincent, Angela ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody; Clinical feature; Muscle specific kinase; Myasthenia gravis; Outcome; Prevalence; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MUSCLE SPECIFIC KINASE ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPLOPIA; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; REMISSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THAILAND; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; THAILAND; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876684270     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.03.047     Document Type: Article

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