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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
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Volume 36, 2023 - Issue 4
Clinician’s Corner
Myasthenic crisis as an initial presentation of myasthenia gravis in an 81-year-old following endoscopic myotomy for Zenker’s diverticulum
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