[Myasthenia gravis should be considered in cases of Parkinson's disease and progressive dysphagia]

P P Urban; O Stammel

doi:10.1007/s00115-017-0378-z

[Myasthenia gravis should be considered in cases of Parkinson's disease and progressive dysphagia]

Nervenarzt. 2018 Apr;89(4):443-445. doi: 10.1007/s00115-017-0378-z.

[Article in German]

Authors

P P Urban¹, O Stammel²

Affiliations

¹ Abt. für Neurologie, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Rübenkamp 220, 22291, Hamburg, Deutschland. p.urban@asklepios.com.
² Abt. für Neurologie, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Rübenkamp 220, 22291, Hamburg, Deutschland.

PMID: 28698898
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-017-0378-z

Abstract

We report on four consecutive patients with Parkinson's disease, in whom anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody positive bulbar myasthenia gravis (MG) turned out to be responsible for progressive dysphagia.

Keywords: Acetylcholine receptor antibody; Dysarthria; Dysphagia; Myasthenia gravis; Parkinson’s disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Autoantibodies / blood
Deglutition Disorders / classification
Deglutition Disorders / diagnosis*
Deglutition Disorders / immunology
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression*
Dysarthria / classification
Dysarthria / diagnosis
Dysarthria / immunology
Humans
Male
Myasthenia Gravis / classification
Myasthenia Gravis / diagnosis*
Myasthenia Gravis / immunology
Myasthenic Syndromes, Congenital / classification
Myasthenic Syndromes, Congenital / diagnosis*
Myasthenic Syndromes, Congenital / immunology
Parkinson Disease / classification
Parkinson Disease / diagnosis*
Parkinson Disease / immunology
Receptors, Cholinergic / immunology

Substances

Autoantibodies
Receptors, Cholinergic

Supplementary concepts

Myasthenia, Limb-Girdle, Autoimmune