An unusual subacute progressive motor neuronopathy with myasthenia-like features.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-1988
Abstract
The initial presentation and clinical course of this 60-year old woman suggested a diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. The subsequent development of tongue fasciculations and the lack of response to treatment made a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) more likely despite the presence of conjugate gaze paresis and the absence of many of the typical clinical and electromyographic (EMG) findings seen in this condition. The pathological findings were consistent with either a motor neuronopathy or an unusual variant of ALS. We review the clinical and pathological features of this unusual case in this report.
Volume
15
Issue
3
First Page
304
Last Page
309
ISSN
0317-1671
Published In/Presented At
Noseworthy, J. H., Rae-Grant, A. D., & Brown, W. F. (1988). An unusual subacute progressive motor neuronopathy with myasthenia-like features. The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques, 15(3), 304–309. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100027797
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
3208215
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article