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Myasthenia gravis and recurrent falls in an elderly patient
E Chua1, C McLoughlin, A K Sharma
1Department of Medicine for the Elderly, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK.
Age and Ageing
|February 26, 2000
Abstract
Presentation:
An elderly man had recurrent hospital admissions with falls.
Outcome:
Acetylcholine receptor antibodies and single-fibre electromyogram were useful in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. Treatment prevented further hospital admissions.