Life-threatening misdiagnosis of bulbar onset myasthenia gravis as a motor neuron disease: How much can one rely on exaggerated deep tendon reflexes

Life-threatening misdiagnosis of bulbar onset myasthenia gravis as a motor neuron disease: How much can one rely on exaggerated deep tendon reflexes

The autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis (MG), can mimic a variety of neurological disorders leading to a delay in diagnosis and treatment. On occasions, misdiagnosis of MG could lead to unnecessary therapeutic interventions. We report the case of a 50 year-old man, in whom MG was mistaken for motor...

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Main Authors: Keivan Basiri, Behnaz Ansari, Ali Asghar Okhovat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
Subjects:
Bulbar palsy
motor neuron disease
myasthenia gravis
Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=58;epage=58;aulast=Basiri

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http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=58;epage=58;aulast=Basiri

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