Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Myasthenia Gravis: Comorbidities and Differential Diagnosis
- Authors: Pervushina E.V.1, Kutlubaev M.A.1, Magzhanov R.V.1, Brazhnikov M.V.2, Farrakhova S.M.2
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Affiliations:
- Bashkir State Medical University
- Republican Clinical Hospital named after G.G. Kuvatov
- Issue: Vol 18, No 4 (2024)
- Pages: 117-122
- Section: Clinical analysis
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2075-5473/article/view/282510
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/ACEN.1098
- ID: 282510
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Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and myasthenia gravis (MG) are both characterized by primarily motor deficit, and their differential diagnosis may be sometimes challenging. We present a case report of a patient with late-onset ALS, which was initially misdiagnosed for anti-acetylcholine (anti-AChR) antibody-positive MG. In some cases, ALS has been thought to be triggered by MG. In the presented case report, elevated anti-AChR antibody titers (positive anti-AchR Ab) had no clinical significance and possibly indicated an immune response to structural changes in the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular synapse in the ALS patient.
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Ekaterina V. Pervushina
Bashkir State Medical University
Email: mansur.kutlubaev@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9352-5783
Cand. Sci. (Med.), Assistant Professor, Department of neurology
Russian Federation, UfaMansur A. Kutlubaev
Bashkir State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: mansur.kutlubaev@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1001-2024
Dr. Sci. (Med.), Head, Department of neurology
Russian Federation, UfaRim V. Magzhanov
Bashkir State Medical University
Email: mansur.kutlubaev@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1246-4833
Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Department of neurology
Russian Federation, UfaMaksim V. Brazhnikov
Republican Clinical Hospital named after G.G. Kuvatov
Email: mansur.kutlubaev@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0008-5959-388X
neurologist
Russian Federation, UfaSvetlana M. Farrakhova
Republican Clinical Hospital named after G.G. Kuvatov
Email: mansur.kutlubaev@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-3890-264X
neurologist
Russian Federation, UfaReferences
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