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Very late onset of myasthenia gravis: case report and brief review of the literature

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  1. Department of Neurology, Hospital da Luz-Lisboa, Avenida Lusíada 100, 1500-650, Lisboa, Portugal

    Renato Oliveira & Martin Lauterbach

  2. Chronic Diseases Research Center, NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

    Renato Oliveira

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

    Luís Landeiro

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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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Keywords

  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Thymoma
  • Elderly
  • Very late onset