Coincident Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody and Anti-Asialo GM1 Antibody in a Young Male. 2003

Cory Toth, and Chris White
From the Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Coexistence of myasthenia gravis with an immunologically mediated neuropathy syndrome is rare. We present a young male patient with a history of generalized muscle weakness and fatigue with electrophysiological evidence of both a motor neuron syndrome and a neuromuscular junction abnormality accompanied by pathologic evidence of denervation with muscle biopsy. Laboratory evidence for both acetylcholine receptor (AchR) antibodies and anti-asialo GM1 antibodies, both of high levels, was found. The patient's fatigue and weakness showed an objective response to pyridostigmine, prednisone, and immunoglobulin therapy over a period of 9 months.

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