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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2020

Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis in Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Christopher Nelke, Bendix Labeit, Sven G Meuth, Tobias Warnecke, Rainer Dziewas, Tobias Ruck

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher NelkeClinic of Neurology With Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Bendix LabeitClinic of Neurology With Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Sven G MeuthClinic of Neurology With Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Tobias WarneckeClinic of Neurology With Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Rainer DziewasClinic of Neurology With Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
Tobias RuckClinic of Neurology With Institute of Translational Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
University Hospital Münster · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To prevent severe and potentially life-threatening consequences of bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP), the identification and management of reversible causes is pivotal. Myasthenia gravis (MG) presenting with BVFP is rarely reported and remains incompletely understood. Although symptom control is achievable for most MG patients with sufficient therapy, atypical clinical presentation such as BVFP might preclude diagnosis and thus effective treatment. Here, we present a case of BVFP as leading manifestation of MG successfully treated with plasmapheresis. Moreover, we performed a literature review of the few existing cases reported between 1980 and 2020 indicating that elderly patients are particularly at risk for MG presenting with severe BVFP and that edrophonium testing with fiber optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) might be valuable for establishing the diagnosis. We conclude that clinicians should consider MG as possible and reversible cause for BVFP.

Indexed as

bilateral vocal fold paralysiscase reportliterature reviewmyasthenia gravismyasthenic crisis

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PMID33178124
PMCPMC7593483
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