Myasthenia gravis and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A: an unusual combination of diseases

Muscle Nerve. 1997 Nov;20(11):1457-9. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199711)20:11<1457::aid-mus16>3.0.co;2-z.

Abstract

Concurrence of myasthenia gravis (MG) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1 (CMT1A) neuropathy is rare. We describe a 60-year-old woman with MG and genetically proved CMT1A. The fluctuating ocular symptoms and proximal limb weakness were markedly improved by pyridostigmine treatment. Recognition of the possible association of MG and CMT1A in the same patient is important because the therapeutic result is rewarding.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / complications*
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / genetics
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myasthenia Gravis / complications*
  • Myasthenia Gravis / drug therapy
  • Myasthenia Gravis / physiopathology
  • Pedigree
  • Pyridostigmine Bromide / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Pyridostigmine Bromide