A case of myasthenia gravis with bilateral facial palsy and rhinolalia aperta

Pseudoabducens palsy mimicking myasthenia gravis.

To cite: Liao B, Rodriguez RM, Metrus NR, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015209392 DESCRIPTION A 62-year-old right-handed Caucasian man with hypertension, diabetes and alcoholic fatty liver presented with sudden onset double vision. Physical examination on admission was inward and downward deviation of the left eye, obvious on forward gaze...

Thymectomy in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis

A case of myasthenia gravis in a 15 years old girl is pre·sented. The disease was present for 5 years before thymectomy was performed. Indications for thymectomy, preoperative pre­paration, anesthetic and surgical management is -discussed. 

A Case of Myasthenia Gravis

A Case of Myasthenia Gravis

A Case Report of Congenital Myasthenia Gravis Presenting With Respiratory Distress

Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes (CMS) are rare inherited disorders characterized by dysfunction of neuromuscular transmission at the neuromuscular junction. Most patients with congenital myasthenic syndromes present in the infancy. Major symptoms of affected individuals include weakness and fatigue during the first years of life. Patients may show hypotonia, facial weakness, swallowing difficul...