Profound olfactory dysfunction in myasthenia gravis.

In this study we demonstrate that myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease strongly identified with deficient acetylcholine receptor transmission at the post-synaptic neuromuscular junction, is accompanied by a profound loss of olfactory function. Twenty-seven MG patients, 27 matched healthy control...

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Main Authors: Fidias E Leon-Sarmiento, Edgardo A Bayona, Jaime Bayona-Prieto, Allen Osman, Richard L Doty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23082113/?tool=EBI