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Bulbar presentations of myasthenia gravis in the elderly patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

H. R. Sharp ,
A. Degrip ,
D. B. Mitchell  and
A. Heller
H. R. Sharp
Affiliation:
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
A. Degrip
Affiliation:
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
D. B. Mitchell
Affiliation:
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
A. Heller
Affiliation:
Department of Elderly Care Medicine, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
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Abstract

We report on three cases of patients whose primary symptoms of myasthenia gravis were related to the upper aerodigestive tract. Symptoms had been present unrecognized in all patients for up to three years, and one patient subsequently developed a myasthenic crisis. We highlight the clinical features of myasthenia gravis to allow its prompt recognition in patients presenting to the ENT surgeon or physician.

Keywords

Myasthenia GravisDysarthriaDysphagiaAged
Type
Review Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 1 , January 2001 , pp. 1 - 3
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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