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Oliveira, R., Landeiro, L. & Lauterbach, M. Very late onset of myasthenia gravis: case report and brief review of the literature. Acta Neurol Belg 120, 981–982 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-020-01290-w
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