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

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Neurology · USF Health

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

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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