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Musk-antibody positive myasthenia gravis presenting with isolated neck extensor weakness.

C Casasnovas1, M Povedano, S Jaumà, J Montero, J A Martínez-Matos.   

Abstract

Dropped head sign is characterized by the gradual forward sagging of the head due to weakness of neck extensor muscles. This may be a prominent sign of several neuromuscular disorders and may be an isolated feature of myasthenia gravis (MG). We describe a patient with isolated neck extensor weakness, eletrophysiological findings suggesting myasthenia gravis and positive MuSK antibodies. This case supports that finding anti-MuSK antibodies may be extremely helpful in dropped head patients and negative acetylcholine receptor antibodies especially if needle EMG does not reveal myopathic or neurogenic patterns.

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Year:  2007        PMID: 17533129     DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.03.007

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Neuromuscul Disord        ISSN: 0960-8966            Impact factor:   4.296


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Review 1.  Muscle-Specific Tyrosine Kinase and Myasthenia Gravis Owing to Other Antibodies.

Authors:  Michael H Rivner; Mamatha Pasnoor; Mazen M Dimachkie; Richard J Barohn; Lin Mei
Journal:  Neurol Clin       Date:  2018-05       Impact factor: 3.806

2.  Dropped head with positive intravenous edrophonium, progressing to myasthenia gravis.

Authors:  Nobuhiro Sawa; Hiroshi Kataoka; Nobuyuki Eura; Satoshi Ueno
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2013-01-31

3.  Myasthenia gravis: MuSK MG, late-onset MG and ocular MG.

Authors:  Feza Deymeer
Journal:  Acta Myol       Date:  2020-12-01
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