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ArticleCureus2024

Cooccurrence of Myasthenia Gravis and Epilepsy: A Case Report.

Intissar Barbouch, Bouchra Ennar, Kaoutar Chhita, Yassine Mebrouk

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Intissar BarbouchDepartment of Neurology, Mohammed Vl University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR.
Bouchra EnnarDepartment of Neurology, Mohammed Vl University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR.
Kaoutar ChhitaDepartment of Neurology, Mohammed Vl University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR.
Yassine MebroukDepartment of Neurology, Mohammed Vl University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of the voluntary muscles. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder marked by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. We present a case of a 34-year-old woman with idiopathic generalized epilepsy who developed MG at 33. While the relationship between MG and epilepsy remains unclear, it is known that antiepileptic drugs can exacerbate MG. The rarity of this association suggests a need for cautious selection of antiepileptic treatments to avoid worsening either condition.

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epilepsymyastheniamyasthenia gravis (mg)partial epilepsyseizure

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PMID39027788
PMCPMC11256970

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