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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2026

Generalized Myasthenia Gravis with Anti-acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies during the Clinical Course of Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy.

Tomoki Kawasaki, Koji Tsuzaki, Naoko Uehara, Shinichi Wada, Toshiaki Hamano

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2026. 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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Tomoki KawasakiDepartment of Neurology, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Japan.
Koji TsuzakiDepartment of Neurology, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Japan.
Naoko UeharaDepartment of Neurology, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Japan.
Shinichi WadaDepartment of Neurology, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Japan.
Toshiaki HamanoDepartment of Neurology, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Japan.

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Abstract

A 44-year-old man with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) and an anterior mediastinal tumor presented with ptosis and diplopia with diurnal variation. Dysarthria, dysphagia, and limb weakness deteriorated acutely, and developed respiratory failure. Repetitive nerve stimulation resulted in a decremental response. Ice pack and edrophonium tests were positive. Myasthenia gravis (MG) was diagnosed based on the presence of anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies. Immunotherapy improved the myasthenic symptoms. Although a few cases of SBMA exhibiting myasthenic symptoms have been reported, none of these patients had anti-AChR antibodies. This is the first report of seropositive MG with comorbid SBMA.

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AutoantibodiesMuscular Atrophy, SpinalMyasthenia GravisReceptors, CholinergicAdultHumansMaleAutoantibodiesReceptors, Cholinergicanti-acetylcholine receptor antibodiesMGmyasthenia gravismyasthenic symptomsSBMAspinal and bulbar muscular atrophy

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PMID41338982
PMCPMC13423758

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