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Parkinson’s disease associated with myasthenia gravis and rheumatoid arthritis

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We are sincerely thankful to the patient and to Dr Valsamoula Myridaki for her contribution in the clinical management of the case.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Evangelismos General Hospital, 45-47 Ipsilantou Str., 10676, Athens, Greece

    Panagiotis Zis, Vassiliki Argiriadou, Lamprini Zikou & Antonios Tavernarakis

  2. 1st Critical Care Medicine Department, Evangelismos Hospital, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Prodromos P. Temperikidis

  3. Hellenic Pasteur Institute, and Tzartos Neurodiagnostics, Athens, Greece

    Socrates J. Tzartos

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Zis, P., Argiriadou, V., Temperikidis, P.P. et al. Parkinson’s disease associated with myasthenia gravis and rheumatoid arthritis. Neurol Sci 35, 797–799 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-014-1660-5

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