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- Title
Quick Recertification Series.
- Authors
COLOMB-LIPPA, DAWN; KING-SCHUMACHER, MARGARET; KLINGLER, AMY MERCANTINI
- Abstract
The article offers information about Alzheimer's disease and myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease. It is stated that alzheimer's dementia (AD) is a progressive neurologic disease that causes insidious decline in cognitive ability. The common symptoms of AD include memory loss and behavioral change. The author also informs about myasthenia gravis (MG)which is characterized by skeletal muscle weakness and fatigue. It is mentioned that MG mostly affects young women and older men.
- Subjects
ALZHEIMER'S disease; MYASTHENIA gravis; COGNITIVE ability; AUTOIMMUNE diseases; YOUNG women
- Publication
JAAPA: Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (Haymarket Media, Inc.), 2009, Vol 22, Issue 7, p48
- ISSN
1547-1896
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1097/01720610-200907000-00012