Resolution of severe obstructive sleep apnea after treatment of anti-muscle kinase receptor-positive myasthenia gravis despite 60-pound weight gain

Michael Morgenstern, Effie Singas, Bashar Zleik, Harly Greenberg

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Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) may be caused by reduced pharyngeal dilator muscle activity. We report a patient with anti-muscle kinase receptor MG with severe OSA and hypoventilation that resolved upon successful treatment of MG despite a 60-lb weight gain.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)813-814
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Volume10
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anti-musk antibody
  • Hypoventilation
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Obstructive sleep apnea

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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