title: Reversible tongue muscle atrophy accelerated by early initiation of immunotherapy in anti-MuSK myasthenia gravis: A case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan. Electronic address: eieikitamura0622@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan. Electronic address: yokotakiqq@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan. Electronic address: Masaaki.harmandi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan. Electronic address: takahiro@med.kitasato-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iizuka
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan. Electronic address: nishiyk@med.kitasato-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000276:immunology; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000276:immunology; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic; D011239:Prednisolone; C095714:MUSK protein, human; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
keywords: Acetylcholine receptor; Bulbar palsy; Muscle-specific tyrosine kinase; Myasthenia gravis; Tongue atrophy