Distal myasthenia gravis

Sharon P. Nations; G. I. Wolfe; A. A. Amato; C. E. Jackson; W. W. Bryan; R. J. Barohn

doi:10.1212/wnl.52.3.632

Distal myasthenia gravis

Sharon P. Nations, G. I. Wolfe, A. A. Amato, C. E. Jackson, W. W. Bryan, R. J. Barohn

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Abstract

Myasthenia gravis (MG) characteristically involves ocular, bulbar, and proximal extremity muscles. Distal extremity muscles are typically spared or less prominently involved. The authors performed a retrospective chart review of MG patients treated at two university-based neuromuscular clinics. From a total population of 236, nine patients (3%) had distal extremity weakness exceeding proximal weakness by at least one Medical Research Council grade during their illness. Hand muscles, particularly finger extensors, were involved more frequently than were distal leg and foot muscles.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	632-634
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neurology
Volume	52
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.52.3.632
State	Published - Feb 1999

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