Title of article
Myasthenia gravis as a presenting feature in a patient with lung cancer: A case report
Author/Authors
Shaygannejad, Vahid Department of Neurology - School of Medicine and Isfahan Neuroscience Research Center - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Ghasemi, Majid Department of Neurology - School of Medicine and Isfahan Neuroscience Research Center - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Rajaee, Zahra Department of Neurology - School of Medicine - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Pages
4
From page
229
To page
232
Abstract
A male patient with muscle weakness had clinical findings of ptosis, diplopia, proximal leg weakness, and positive repetitive
nerve stimulation (RNS) test. He demonstrated positive acetylcholine receptor antibody. This lung cancer patient
was presenting myasthenia gravis. The causal association between non-small-cell lung cancer and nonthymomatous
myasthenia gravis has not been clarified yet. To date, there has been no evidence supporting the speculation
that association of myasthenia gravis with lung cancer might be one of the phenotypes of paraneoplastic syndrome.
Keywords
Myasthenia Gravis , Carcinoma , Non-Small Cell Lung
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2011
Record number
2432111
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