Atrophy and Fibrosis of Extra-Ocular Muscles in Anti-Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody Myasthenia Gravis
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50378#.VDs6bVfHRK0 Author(s) Sean M. Gratton 1 , Angela Herro 2 , Jose Antonio Bermudez-Magner 2 , John Guy 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Truman Medical Center, Department of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, USA . 2 Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA . ABSTRACT Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder involving the neuromuscular junction that frequently affects the extra-ocular muscles (EOMs). It has been described as a very rare cause of bilateral EOM atrophy, but histological analysis of such cases is lacking. A 66-year-old man prese...