A patient with myasthenia gravis and progressive dystonia with marked diurnal fluctuation.
The authors describe a Chinese girl with myasthenia gravis and progressive dystonia with marked diurnal fluctuation. A combination of L-dopa and pyridostigmine therapy resulted in control of the myasthenic symptoms and disappearance of the dystonia.
D000293:Adolescent; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004421:Dystonia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis