Delayed diagnosis of distal myasthenia gravis: a case report
Distal myasthenia gravis can present with isolated and transient hand weakness as a lone symptom, and can persist for years before typical myasthenia gravis symptoms appear. The inclusion of myasthenia gravis in the differential diagnosis is necessary in patients with isolated distal weakness.
Authors
- Yi‐Xian Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5243-8846)
- Ning Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2625-4546)
- Lili Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5472-0437)
- Mengyao Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0262-4895)
- Xiang‐Rong Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0888-1662)
- Qiang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7668-6868)
- Xiaoxia Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2486-5044)
- Zhang Cy
Institutions
- People's Bank of China (CN)
- Yinchuan First People's Hospital (CN)
- Ningxia Medical University (CN)
- Ningxia Medical University General Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04887-4
- Primary Topic
- Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Ningxia Medical University