Muscle atrophy in muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK)-related myasthenia gravis

作者：Moon So Young; Lee Sang Soo; Hong Yoon Ho^*

来源：Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2011, 18(9): 1274-1275.

DOI：10.1016/j.jocn.2011.01.010

• Myasthenia gravis
• Muscle-specific tyrosine kinase
• Muscle atrophy

Myasthenia gravis (MG) with muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK) antibody (MuSK-MG) is often associated with prominent facial and bulbar muscle atrophy. It remains unclear whether the muscle atrophy is a consequence of long-term corticosteroid treatment, or of the disease process per se. Herein, we report a steroid-naive patient with MuSK-MG who presented with severe weakness and marked atrophy of the facial and tongue muscles.

• 出版日期2011-9