PMID- 19934567
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100129
LR  - 20091125
IS  - 0028-3886 (Print)
IS  - 0028-3886 (Linking)
VI  - 57
IP  - 5
DP  - 2009 Sep-Oct
TI  - Frequency of myasthenia gravis in multiple sclerosis: Report of five cases from 
      Isfahan, Iran.
PG  - 638-40
LID - 10.4103/0028-3886.57817 [doi]
AB  - This study was designed to determine the frequency and clinical characteristics 
      of myasthenia gravis (MG) in a large cohort of Persian patients with multiple 
      sclerosis (MS) living in the province of Isfahan. We reviewed the case records of 
      patients with definite MS (McDonald's criteria) registered in the Isfahan MS 
      Society (IMSS) for associated MG. Of the 1,718 patients with MS in the registry, 
      six patients were found to have both MS and MG. The prevalence after excluding 
      one patient with insufficient data, was 291 per 100,000 (0.29%), a higher 
      prevalence than the earlier reports. These results may support the hypothesis 
      that MS and MG share some common immunopathogenic mechanisms.
FAU - Basiri, Keivan
AU  - Basiri K
AD  - Department of Neurology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Alzahra 
      Hospital, Isfahan, Iran. basiri@med.mui.ac.ir
FAU - Etemadifar, Masoud
AU  - Etemadifar M
FAU - Maghzi, Amir Hadi
AU  - Maghzi AH
FAU - Zarghami, Neda
AU  - Zarghami N
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - Neurol India
JT  - Neurology India
JID - 0042005
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Iran/epidemiology
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Multiple Sclerosis/epidemiology/*physiopathology
MH  - Myasthenia Gravis/*epidemiology/*physiopathology
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2009/11/26 06:00
MHDA- 2010/01/30 06:00
CRDT- 2009/11/26 06:00
PHST- 2009/11/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/11/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/01/30 06:00 [medline]
AID - ni_2009_57_5_638_57817 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/0028-3886.57817 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Neurol India. 2009 Sep-Oct;57(5):638-40. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.57817.