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Comment
. 2020 Oct 15:417:117062.
doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117062. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

Diagnosing myasthenic crisis in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients requires adherence to appropriate criteria

Josef Finsterer  1 , Fulvio A Scorza  2 , Carla A Scorza  3
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Diagnosing myasthenic crisis in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients requires adherence to appropriate criteria

Josef Finsterer et al. J Neurol Sci. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Acetyl-cholin receptor; Crisis; Immunosuppression; Myasthenia; Steroids.

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