Head-drop: A frequent feature of late-onset myasthenia gravis.
Muscle Nerve
; 56(3): 441-444, 2017 09.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Head-drop is often encountered in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients, but its frequency and clinical course have not been studied systematically.METHODS:
In a retrospective study of a cohort of MG patients seen over a period of 11 years in a tertiary medical center, we assessed the clinical characteristics of patients who had head-drop.RESULTS:
Of 146 generalized MG patients, 15 had head-drop during the course of their disease. Head-drop patients had older age of onset than those who did not have head-drop (mean age of onset 59.1 vs. 42.3 years) and were predominantly men. Head-drop was present in 23% of patients > 60 versus 6% of those < 60 years, and it improved in 9 of 11 patients with treatment directed to generalized MG.CONCLUSIONS:
Head-drop is a common, treatment-responsive manifestation of late-onset MG. Muscle Nerve 56 441-444, 2017.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Movimentos da Cabeça
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Transtornos de Início Tardio
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Miastenia Gravis
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Muscle Nerve
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article