Myasthenia Gravis With Thymoma, Manifesting as AChR-Ab-Positive, Distinct Bulbar Palsy Accompanied by Dysgeusia: A Case Series and Review of Literature
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Myasthenia Gravis With Thymoma, Manifesting as AChR-Ab-Positive, Distinct Bulbar Palsy Accompanied by Dysgeusia: A Case Series and Review of Literature
Citation: Zhu K, Chen J, Li J, Wang H, Huang X, Li Y and Feng H (2018) Myasthenia Gravis With Thymoma, Manifesting as AChR-Ab-Positive, Distinct Bulbar Palsy Accompanied by Dysgeusia: A Case Series and Review of Literature. Front. Neurol. 9:214. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00214 Myasthenia Gravis With thymoma, Manifesting as aChR-ab-positive, Distinct Bulbar palsy accompanied by Dysgeusia: a Case s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Neurology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1664-2295
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00214