Brain stem lesion mimicking myasthenia gravis

Brain stem lesion mimicking myasthenia gravis

Brain stem masses may mimic Myasthenia gravis (MG), clinically and electrophysiologically. We present a 38 years-old female patient with a brain stem mass, who has clinical features similar with MG, and revealed a decremental response to repetitive nerve stimulation. Brain stem mass was removed by s...

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery Vol. 107; no. 3; pp. 246 - 248
Main Authors: Akkaya, Ömer F., Şahin, Hüseyin A., Şenel, Alparslan, Ertaş, Betül, Kınay, Koray, Onar, Musa K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01-04-2005
Elsevier Science
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Accessory Nerve - physiopathology
Action Potentials - physiology
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Stem - pathology
Brain Stem - physiopathology
Brain Stem - surgery
Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Cerebral Hemorrhage - physiopathology
Cerebral Hemorrhage - surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Electric Stimulation
False-positive decrement
Female
Hematoma - diagnosis
Hematoma - physiopathology
Hematoma - surgery
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Medical sciences
Myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia Gravis - diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis - physiopathology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Repetitive stimulation
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Repetitive stimulation
False-positive decrement
Myasthenia gravis
Neuromuscular diseases
Nervous system diseases
False positive
Brain stem
Surgery
Differential diagnostic
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Summary:Brain stem masses may mimic Myasthenia gravis (MG), clinically and electrophysiologically. We present a 38 years-old female patient with a brain stem mass, who has clinical features similar with MG, and revealed a decremental response to repetitive nerve stimulation. Brain stem mass was removed by surgery. In the postoperative period, her complaints were regressed. Control repetitive nerve stimulation examination was normal.
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ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.06.007