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Acquired rippling muscle disease associated with mild myasthenia gravis: a case report

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  1. Department of Neurology, Slotervaart Hospital, Louwesweg 6, 1066 EC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Sander M. van Schaik & V. I. H. Kwa

  2. Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    A. J. van der Kooi

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van Schaik, S.M., Kwa, V.I.H. & van der Kooi, A.J. Acquired rippling muscle disease associated with mild myasthenia gravis: a case report. J Neurol 256, 1187–1188 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5082-x

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