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Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Respiratory muscle weakness
Myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability. It is an autoimmune disorder, in which weakness is caused by circulating antibodies that block acetylcholine receptors at the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction, inhibiting the stimulative effect of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Myasthenia is treated medically with cholinesterase inhibitors or immunosuppressants, and, in selected cases, thymectomy. The disease incidence is 3–30 cases per million and rising as a result of increased awareness...
Respiratory muscle weakness - List of case studies
- Motor Neuron Disease – additional opinion
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The latter are particularly helpful for evaluation of respiratory muscle weakness. Assuming that all the blood work that was recommended ...
- 1st and 2nd Motor Neuron Disease of ALS-type
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wrist. First bilateral interosseous athrophy with referred muscle hypotrophy of the forearms. Hint of claw-hand deformity on both ... of the true vocal cords present in phonation, valid respiratory space, absence of salivary staunching. The sensitivity is present ...
- List of Symptoms
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(after effort) Diffuse heat Diffuse muscle skeletal pains Diffused urticarioid skin eruptions Digestive ... Reduction on neck movement Residual symptoms Respiratory muscle weakness Respiratory problems Restlessness ...