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Myasthenia Gravis and Other Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction

 Myasthenia Gravis and Other Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction: Introduction
 Diagnosis and Evaluation
 Myasthenia Gravis: Treatment
 Further Readings

 Bibliography

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Myasthenia Gravis
 RESOURCES
o ICD-9-CM
o See Also

o Internet Sites

Guanidine
 Indications & Usage

Ambenonium
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Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome

 BASICS

o Definition

Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes

 Specific Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes

o Myasthenia Gravis

Edrophonium
 Indications & Usage

Double Vision
 DIAGNOSIS

o Laboratory Tests

Neostigmine
 Indications & Usage
 Administration

 Additional Information

Chloroprocaine
 Contraindications

Procyclidine
 Contraindications

Pyridostigmine
 Indications & Usage

Thymoma
 Influence of Thymectomy on the Course of Accompanying Diseases

Polyglandular Failure Syndromes

 BASICS

o Associated Conditions

Nitrazepam
 Contraindications

Orphenadrine, Aspirin, and Caffeine

 Contraindications