| Autor: |
Magnussen M; Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA., Karakis I; Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA., Harrison TB; Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Case reports in neurological medicine [Case Rep Neurol Med] 2015; Vol. 2015, pp. 242691. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Dec 03. |
| DOI: |
10.1155/2015/242691 |
| Abstrakt: |
Electrical myotonia is known to occur in a number of inherited and acquired disorders including myotonic dystrophies, channelopathies, and metabolic, toxic, and inflammatory myopathies. Yet, electrical myotonia in myasthenia gravis associated with antibodies against muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK) has not been previously reported. We describe two such patients, both of whom had a typical presentation of proximal muscle weakness with respiratory failure in the context of a significant electrodecrement in repetitive nerve stimulation. In both cases, concentric needle examination revealed electrical myotonia combined with myopathic motor unit morphology and early recruitment. These findings suggest that MuSK myasthenia should be included within the differential diagnosis of disorders with electrical myotonia. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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