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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Myasthenia gravis presenting as bilateral pseudointernuclear ophthalmoplegia in a patient with an incidental prolactinoma.

Julian Fernando Arias Chavez, Cornelius James Fernandez

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julian Fernando Arias ChavezGraduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby, UK Mzyjfa@nottingham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1479-7041
Cornelius James FernandezEndocrinology, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Boston, Lincolnshire, UK.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust · GBUniversity of Nottingham · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare and potentially dangerous autoimmune condition, which affects the acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle. MG's diverse symptomatology may readily masquerade as other neurological conditions, posing a diagnostic challenge to clinicians. We describe a 24-year old man who presented to the emergency department with a new onset internuclear ophthalmoplegia. After a series of investigations, we eventually arrived at a diagnosis of MG with pseudointernuclear ophthalmoplegia with an incidentally detected prolactinoma. We explore the literature regarding the pathophysiology of pseudointernuclear ophthalmoplegia, the link between prolactin and autoimmunity and the association between prolactinoma and MG.

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DiplopiaHumansIncidental FindingsMaleMyasthenia GravisOcular Motility DisordersPituitary GlandPituitary NeoplasmsProlactinProlactinomaTomography, X-Ray ComputedYoung AdultProlactincranial nervesemergency medicineimmunologyneuromuscular diseasepituitary disorders

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PMID33334740
PMCPMC7747538
OpenAlexW3112975776

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