Undiagnosed myasthenia gravis in emergency psychiatric referrals.
The diagnosis of myasthenia gravis is difficult to make in the emergency department. Reported are two cases in which myasthenia was not suspected and the patients were referred to the emergency psychiatrist. In both cases, when appropriate medical treatment was instituted, the psychological symptoms disappeared.
D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D004491:Edrophonium; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology
D004491:Edrophonium