Brain stem compression by a giant vertebrobasilar aneurysm mimicking seronegative myasthenia.
A patient is described with a vertebrobasilar aneurysm who was erroneously thought to have myasthenia gravis on the basis of the clinical presentation and investigations, which were interpreted as supportive of a disorder of the neuromuscular junction. Despite the correct diagnosis being made at a late stage the patient made a full recovery after radiological intervention.
Frisby
J
J
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
Wills
A
A
Jaspan
T
T
D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*