Mitochondrial dysfunction in myasthenia gravis: report of a case

The case of an 11-year-old boy with external ophtalmoparesia, tetraparesia and bilateral eyelid ptosis is reported. He was 7-years-old when first symptoms appeared. Anticholinesterasic drugs were used. He was submitted to muscle biopsy. The results of histochemistry analysis showed storage of granul...

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Main Authors: Paulo E. Marchiori, J. A. Levy, Mary S. Carvalho-Alegro E. S. Lusvarghi, Ana M. Tsanaclis, J. Lamartine de Assis, M. Scaff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1989-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1989000300018&lng=en&tlng=en