Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis May Be Challenging

Rubin, Michael MD

Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College

Neurology Alert 42(8):p 62-63, April 2023.

SYNOPSIS: Mimics of myasthenia gravis, including functional neurologic disorder, progressive external ophthalmoplegia, chronic ptosis, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, mitochondrial cytopathy, or low-grade myositis, can make the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis difficult.

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