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[Dysphagia] Myasthenia gravis
- Subject: [Dysphagia] Myasthenia gravis
- From: eripley at yahoo.com (Irene Campbell-Taylor)
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:33:52 -0700 (PDT)
In MG the impairment of both oropharyngeal an esophageal function can be profound. One of the articles cited notes testing of thyroid . This is because hyperthyroidism can mimic MG and must be eliminated as a cause of the dysphagia. The aspiration ?pneumonia? described in the article is actually aspiration pneumonitis from inhaled reflux. See:
An adult patient with new-onset dysphagia
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/175/10/1203
This article has a hyperlink to a VFSS.
Dr I Campbell-Taylor
Clinical Neuroscientist
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