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Headache and Atypical Presentation of Motor Disorders in A Paraneoplastic Myasthenic Syndrome Secondary to Thymoma: A Case Report.
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Journal of Clinical & Experimental Investigations . Jun2022, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p1-4. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Objectives: The diagnosis of early onset of myasthenia gravis in the emergency room represents a real challenge, especially when symptoms of presentation are atypical and nonspecific features. Material and methods: We described a case of 33 years old woman who went to the Emergency Department of Pescia (Pistoia, Italy) for a spontaneous intense frontal headache associated with the presence of rhinolalia and unilateral shoulder girdle disorders, initially misdiagnosed. Results: The atypical and initially mild presentation of the disease contributed to the delay in diagnosis; the progression of motor disturbances subsequently led to the definition of the clinical pattern. In particular, the patient showed AChR antibody positivity, associated with a thymoma. Conclusions: Despite being a well-known pathology and widely described in the literature, myasthenia gravis at onset is still a difficult diagnosis in cases of atypical presentation or with infrequent symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13098578
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical & Experimental Investigations
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159465480
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.29333/jcei/11704