Brain stem compression by a giant vertebrobasilar aneurysm mimicking seronegative myasthenia.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Stem
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
- Vertebral Artery Dissection