...J. Burch; C. Warren-Gash; V. Ingham; M. Patel; D. Bennett; K. R. Chaudhuri Abstract We report the case of an unusual presentation of myasthenia gravis with tongue atrophy and fasciculation. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune condition associated with weakness and fatigability of voluntary muscles...

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..., and fasciculations in the limb and bulbar muscles due to lower motor neuron degeneration. Patients may also have signs of androgen insensitivity, such as gynaecomastia and reduced fertility. Laboratory evaluation of SBMA patients often shows elevation of serum creatine kinase levels and electromyography typically...

... level include muscle atrophy, fasciculations, and weakness and LMN signs at the cranial level include tongue atrophy and weakness, facial weakness, tongue and facial fasciculations, palatal weakness, weak cough, and dysphonia. ALA is fatal in 2 to 4 years, and the only medication known to prolong...

... attempted to incorporate signs encoun–tered in all elements of the MSE and have used clinical examples from the main diagnostic groups. Alice in Wonderland syndrome Ganser syndrome akathisia caffeine withdrawal expressive dysphasia fasciculations homicide masochism nominal aphasia parkinsonism...

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... denied sensory changes, bladder symptoms, and speech or swallowing difficulties. Medical history was negative. extremities Fasciculations Weakness peroneus demyelination This content is only available as a PDF. ...

...0 21 09 2000 A 29-year-old man had a chronic history of muscle fasciculations and painful muscle contractions triggered suddenly after extreme exertion. His symptoms were exacerbated in the wintertime but were not related to meals or sleep. He denied excessive sweating, sensory abnormalities...

...0 21 09 2000 A 53-year-old physician became aware of a focus of fasciculations in his left leg. He referred himself for electrodiagnosis because of suspicion of MND. The only other symptom was a change in his left knee jerk when he crossed his leg. Past medical history revealed no related...

... to the neurodegenerative process include weakness and atrophy, fasciculations, and the pseudobulbar effect. Symptoms indirectly due to ALS are drooling, thick mucus secretions, reactive depression, constipation, pain, and sleep disturbances. Aside from discussing the other symptoms associated with ALS, the chapter also...

... to sleep) and 6 a.m. (when he woke up), so we cannot confidently say the onset was within 4.5 hours. acalculia biceps carotid bruits dermatomyositis fasciculations gait haemorrhagic infarction limb weakness management Read through the sections in the case boxes, covering up the sections...