Pitfalls in the Evaluation of Respiratory Failure in Myasthenia Gravis Patients: A Case Series
A lack of overt signs of respiratory distress in MG does not rule out the presence of respiratory failure due to the sedating effect of hypercapnia. There is a need to consider alternative etiologies of hypoxia in MG patients if typical symptoms or signs of MG exacerbations are absent.
Authors
- Sanem Pınar Uysal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5633-4961)
- Yuebing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4248-8927)
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Neurohospitalist
- Published
- 2024-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/19418744241280528
- Primary Topic
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00