Dropped head as an unusual presenting sign of myasthenia gravis.

D'Amelio, M; Di Benedetto, N; Ragonese, P; Daniele, O; Brighina, F; Fierro, B; Savettieri, G

D'Amelio, M; Di Benedetto, N; Ragonese, P; Daniele, O; Brighina, F; Fierro, B; Savettieri, G.

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D'Amelio M; Dipartimento Universitario di Neuroscienze Cliniche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia 1, I-90129 Palermo, Italy.

Neurol Sci ; 28(2): 104-6, 2007 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17464475

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Muscle Weakness/physiopathology; Myasthenia Gravis/physiopathology; Neck Muscles/physiopathology; Cervical Vertebrae/pathology; Cervical Vertebrae/physiopathology; Cholinesterase Inhibitors/therapeutic use; Female; Head/physiopathology; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Middle Aged; Muscle Weakness/drug therapy; Muscle Weakness/etiology; Myasthenia Gravis/diagnosis; Myasthenia Gravis/drug therapy; Neck Muscles/drug effects; Pyridostigmine Bromide/therapeutic use; Recovery of Function/drug effects; Recovery of Function/physiology; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Muscle Weakness / Myasthenia Gravis / Neck Muscles Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Neurol Sci Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA Year: 2007 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Italy Country of publication: Italy

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