Open AccessSeropositive Myasthenia Gravis Associated with Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Masayuki Ohira,
Dushin Jeong,
Shin J. Oh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.208
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2005-5013
pISSN - 1738-6586
DOI - 10.3988/jcn.2011.7.1.43
Subject(s) - myasthenia gravis , medicine , repetitive nerve stimulation , small cell lung carcinoma , lung , electromyography , carcinoma , biopsy , acetylcholine receptor , muscle biopsy , small cell carcinoma , pathology , receptor , psychiatry
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome is well known to be a classical paraneoplastic syndrome of small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). Three cases of seronegative myasthenia gravis (MG) and SCLC were previously reported.
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