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Acute Myasthenia Crisis: A Critical Emergency Department Differential

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is the most common autoimmune disorder of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). It is caused by autoantibodies blocking acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) or structural receptors of the NMJ: agrin, LRP4, and MuSK. These antibodies can block, change, or destroy AChRs or structural pro...

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Autores principales:	Hogan, Christopher, Lee, Jenny, Sleigh, Bryan C, Banerjee, Paul R, Ganti, Latha
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Cureus 2020
Materias:	Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7489768/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32944474 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9760

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