Resolution of Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea after Treatment of Anti-Muscle Kinase Receptor-Positive Myasthenia Gravis Despite 60-Pound Weight Gain | Zendy

Michael Morgenstern | Zendy; Effie Singas | Zendy; Bashar Zleik | Zendy; Harly Greenberg | Zendy

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Resolution of Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea after Treatment of Anti-Muscle Kinase Receptor-Positive Myasthenia Gravis Despite 60-Pound Weight Gain

Author(s) -

Michael Morgenstern,

Effie Singas,

Bashar Zleik,

Harly Greenberg

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.3884

Subject(s) - medicine , myasthenia gravis , obstructive sleep apnea , pound (networking) , weight gain , apnea , sleep apnea , pediatrics , anesthesia , cardiology , body weight , world wide web , computer science

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.

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