Severe, focal tibialis anterior and triceps brachii weakness in myasthenia gravis: A case report

Devon I. Rubin; William J. Litchy

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Severe, focal tibialis anterior and triceps brachii weakness in myasthenia gravis: A case report

Devon I. Rubin, William J. Litchy

Neurology

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Abstract

We report a case of a patient with myasthenia gravis who presented with an atypically focal distribution of severe weakness in the triceps brachii and tibialis anterior muscles. Repetitive nerve stimulation studies demonstrated the typical decrement at rest, but also demonstrated marked facilitation after brief exercise. This case adds to the clinical and electrophysiological spectrum of variations of presentation of myasthenia gravis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	219-222
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/CND.0b013e3181dc7c5b
State	Published - Jun 1 2011

Keywords

facilitation
focal
limb
myasthenia gravis

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Clinical Neurology

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