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Hoch, W., McConville, J., Helms, S., Newsome-Davis, J., Melms, A. and Vincent, A. (2001) Auto-Antibodies to the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase MuSK in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis without Acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies. Nature Medicine, 7, 365-368.
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• TITLE: Severe Weight Loss and Dropped Head Syndrome in MuSK Myasthenia Gravis

  AUTHORS: Daniel Yu Bing Tan, Willem Hendrik Joseph Peter Linssen, Boris Liberov

  KEYWORDS: Myasthenia Gravis, Muscle Specific Receptor Thyrosine Kinase, Dropped Head Syndrome

  JOURNAL NAME: Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, Vol.3 No.11, November 13, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Muscle Specific Receptor Thyrosine Kinase (MuSK) Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a rare auto-immune disorder of the neuromuscular junction. The clinical presentation of MG is dominated by fluctuating weakness of the extra-ocular, orofacial and limb muscles. The clinical presentation of MuSK MG can vary, which may delay diagnostic procedures. We present a patient who initially presented with severe weight loss and slowly progressive developing neck extensor weakness and diplopia. A single fiber EMG led to the diagnosis MG and antibodies directed towards MuSK were detected. He was treated with prednisone and the steroid sparing agent azathioprine after which he made full recovery.