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Coexistence of myasthenia gravis and serological markers of neurological autoimmunity in neuromyelitis optica.
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Muscle & Nerve . Jan2009, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p87-90. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- We systematically evaluated the frequency of neurological disorders and muscle and neural autoantibodies in 177 patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and in 250 control subjects (173 healthy; 77 multiple sclerosis, MS, patients). An excess of myasthenia gravis (MG, 2%), and muscle-type acetylcholine receptor antibody (11%) was detected among NMO patients. The presence of neural or muscle autoantibodies was more common in NMO patients (34%) than in MS patients or healthy controls (7%), P < 0.0001. The coexistence of NMO and MG should be considered in atypical or refractory presentations of either disorder. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Muscle Nerve 39: 87-90, 2009 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0148639X
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Muscle & Nerve
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 71240379
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.21197