title: A 90 year old man with difficulty swallowing and proximal muscle weakness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region, Regina, SK, Canada S4P 3X1. habib31@sasktel.net
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Rehman
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006225:Hand / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D015624:Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology*; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011729:Pyridostigmine Bromide / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone; D011729:Pyridostigmine Bromide