Myasthenia gravis unmasked by antipsychotic medication. Issue 1 (11th February 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wilson, Carol Lee; Ferguson, John
• Is Part Of: Progress in neurology and psychiatry. Volume 17:Issue 1(2013)
• Page Start: 17
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2013-02-11
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Periodicals; 616.805
• DOI: 10.1002/pnp.264
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1367-7543

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Several medications, including some antipsychotics, have been shown to worsen myasthenia gravis symptoms. Here, Drs Wilson and Ferguson report the case of a patient with bipolar affective disorder, whose undiagnosed myasthenia gravis was unmasked by antipsychotic medication used to treat a manic relapse and whose symptoms were first attributed to antipsychotic‐associated extrapyramidal sideeffects.</p> </abstract>