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

Chiung Mei Chen; Hong Shiu Chang; Rong Kuo Lyu; Lok Ming Tang; Sien Tsong Chen

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199711)20:11<1457::AID-MUS16>3.0.CO;2-Z

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

Chiung Mei Chen, Hong Shiu Chang, Rong Kuo Lyu, Lok Ming Tang, Sien Tsong Chen^*

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1457-1459
Number of pages	3
Journal	Muscle and Nerve
Volume	20
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199711)20:11<1457::AID-MUS16>3.0.CO;2-Z
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A
Diplopia
Myasthenia gravis
Ptosis

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

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