Myasthenia gravis (MG): differential diagnosis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Myasthenia gravis (MG): differential diagnosis. LEMS does not progress caudally as in MG. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS)
- This does not present with initial ocular or isolated upper limb weakness as in MG
- LEMS does not progress caudally as in MG
Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS
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Mitochondrial diseases
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Myopathies
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Other neuromuscular differentials
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Other neurological differentials
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Systemic differentials
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Drug-induced MG
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MG overdiagnosis: causes
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References
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- Garg N, Yiannikas C, Hardy TA, et al. Late presentations of congenital myasthenic syndromes: how many do we miss? Muscle Nerve 2016; 54:721-727.
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