Evidence of underdiagnosis of myasthenia gravis in older people.
BACKGROUND: Myasthenia gravis is a potentially serious but treatable muscle disease caused by autoantibodies directed at the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) on the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction. There is anecdotal evidence that the diagnosis is sometimes missed in older patients...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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