[HTML][HTML] Myasthenia gravis as a 'stroke mimic'–it's all in the history

S Shaik, MA Ul-Haq, HCA Emsley - Clinical medicine, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An 85-year-old man presented to hospital as an emergency having difficulties with
swallowing and speech. In the emergency department, he was assessed as having acute …

Myasthenia gravis mimicking stroke: a case series with sudden onset dysarthria

L Tremolizzo, F Giopato, ML Piatti, A Rigamonti… - Neurological …, 2015 - Springer
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an immune-mediated disorder characterized by fluctuating fatigue
of skeletal muscles, often involving extrinsic ocular or bulbar districts. Myasthenia gravis in …

[PDF][PDF] Acute myasthenia crisis: a critical emergency department differential

C Hogan, J Lee, BC Sleigh, PR Banerjee, L Ganti - Cureus, 2020 - cureus.com
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is the most common autoimmune disorder of the neuromuscular
junction (NMJ). It is caused by autoantibodies blocking acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) or …

Misdiagnosis of myasthenia gravis presenting with tongue and palatal weakness

M Marshal, M Mustafa, P Crowley… - Oxford Medical Case …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We discuss the case of an elderly male who presented with a history of dysphagia,
dysphonia, palatal weakness and a sensation of tongue swelling, each symptom of varying …

An undiagnosed myasthenia gravis presenting as isolated recurrent acute respiratory failure

RS Sharma, N Sharma… - Journal of neurosciences …, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
Acute respiratory failure is an uncommon initial presentation of myasthenia gravis (MG). In
our case a 22-year-old woman of unrecognized MG presented to the emergency department …

Myasthenia gravis: lessons for the emergency physician

PB Smulowitz, J Zeller, LD Sanchez… - European Journal of …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
We describe three patients with myasthenia gravis who presented to the emergency
department–one with a previously established diagnosis and two others who were newly …

Bulbar presentations of myasthenia gravis in the elderly patient

HR Sharp, A Degrip, DB Mitchell… - The Journal of …, 2001 - cambridge.org
We report on three cases of patients whose primary symptoms of myasthenia gravis were
related to the upper aerodigestive tract. Symptoms had been present unrecognized in all …

Isolated dysarthria as the sole manifestation of myasthenia gravis: a case report

W Li, L He, X Jin, L Li, C Sun… - Journal of International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an acquired autoimmune disease. Its clinical manifestations
comprise ptosis, diplopia, dysarthria, dysphagia, limb weakness, and in severe cases …

Myasthenia gravis presenting with dysphagia in an elderly male: a case report

E Breen, L Bleich, C Loeser - The American Journal of Medicine, 2014 - amjmed.com
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Myasthenia gravis masquerading as dysphagia: unveiled by magnesium infusion

JS Klair, YM Rochlani, NK Meena - Case Reports, 2014 - casereports.bmj.com
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disorder that typically affects the ocular, bulbar,
neck, proximal limbs and respiratory muscles. Dysphagia can occasionally be the only …