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How do you manage autonomic symptoms in patients with myasthenia gravis?

How frequently do you encounter autonomic symptoms?
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Neurology · USF Health
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MG is a pure motor syndrome. Patients should not have any autonomic symptoms unless they have LEMS (dry mouth) or if it is medication-related (e.g., Mestinon’s SE includes excessive salivation, sweating, and GI hypermotility). Thus, if a patient with MG has autonomic symptoms (unless explained by LE...

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Neurology · University of Kansas Medical Center
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Autonomic symptoms are not common with myasthenia gravis. If you encounter autonomic symptoms, try to assess for etiology, and management would be similar to other autonomic conditions.

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