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Myasthenia gravis associated with antibodies to muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) has a predilection for bulbar muscles. The diagnosis relies on clinical neurophysiology and serology. Response to anticholinesterase medication and immunosuppression is often disappointing.
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Guptill JT, Sanders DB. Update on muscle-specific tyrosine kinase antibody positive myasthenia gravis. Curr Opin Neurol. 2010;23(5):530–5. Review.
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Rajakulendran, S., Kullmann, D.M. (2017). A Lady with Head Drop. In: Manji, H., Turner, C., Evans, M. (eds) Neuromuscular Disease . Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2389-7_18
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