Extraocular muscle weakness is the most common presenting sign of myasthenia gravis (MG). More than half of patients presenting with symptoms isolated to these muscles (OMG) develop generalized myasthenia gravis (GMG) over the course of their illness. No clinical, laboratory, or electrophysiological
Predictive value of ventilatory tests in myasthenia gravis
✍ Scribed by A. Grad; V. Ŝvigelj
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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