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Journal of Neurology, 2020 The novel coronavirus outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 first began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The most striking manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 is atypical pneumonia and respiratory complications; however, various neurological manifestations are now well ...
S. Sriwastava +4 more
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BMC Surgery, 2022 Background To evaluate chest computed tomography (CT) compared to intracavitary electrocardiogram (ECG) in predicting the length of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement and analyzing the accuracy of the positioning methods.
Huimin Dong +4 more
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Roles of cytokines and T cells in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis
Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 2020 Myasthenia gravis (MG) is characterized by muscle weakness and fatigue caused by the presence of autoantibodies against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) or the muscle‐specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK). Activated T, B and plasma cells, as well as cytokines,
A. Uzawa +8 more
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Clinical predictors for the prognosis of myasthenia gravis
BMC Neurology, 2017 Background Clinical predictors for myasthenia gravis relapse and ocular myasthenia gravis secondary generalization during the first two years after disease onset remain incompletely identified.
Lili Wang, Yun Zhang, Maolin He
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A practical approach to the patient presenting with dropped head [PDF]
, 2016 Head drop, or having a dropped head, is an uncommon condition in which patients present with a disabling inability to lift their head. It may arise in many neurological conditions that can be divided into those with neuromuscular weakness of neck ...
Demicoli, Marija, Marsh, Eleanor A.
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Postinfectious Onset of Myasthenia Gravis in a COVID-19 Patient
Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Objective: We report the case of a young woman with postinfectious onset of myasthenia gravis after COVID-19 with mild respiratory symptoms and anosmia/ageusia 1 month before admission to our neurological department.
M. Huber +6 more
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Concentric Needle Jitter in 97 Myasthenia Gravis Patients
Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Objectives: To estimate the jitter parameters (single-fiber electromyography) in myasthenia gravis patients mostly by electrical activation in Frontalis, Orbicularis Oculi, and Extensor Digitorum muscles using a concentric needle electrode.Methods ...
João Aris Kouyoumdjian +2 more
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Novel Treatments in Myasthenia Gravis
Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Myasthenia gravis (MG) is the prototypical autoimmune disorder caused by specific autoantibodies at the neuromuscular junction. Broad-based immunotherapies, such as corticosteroids, azathioprine, mycophenolate, tacrolimus, and cyclosporine, have been ...
D. Menon, C. Barnett, V. Bril
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