Demyelinating disease in patients with myasthenia gravis Doenças desmielinizantes em pacientes com miastenia gravis

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness, caused by impaired neuromuscular transmission. Patients with MG can present other autoimmune diseases in association, commonly hypo or hyperthyroidism. The association of MG to demyelinating disease is rare...

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Main Authors: Denis Bernardi Bichuetti, Tatiane Martins de Barros, Enedina Maria Lobato Oliveira, Marcelo Annes, Alberto Alain Gabbai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000100002