| Title | Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 4-Positive Myasthenia Gravis in a Double-Seronegative, Electromyography-Negative Patient |
| Creator | Joshua M. Kruger, MD, PhD; Dimitrios Karussis, MD, PhD; Paraskevi Zisimopoulou, PhD; Panayiota Petrou, MD |
| Affiliation | Department of Ophthalmology (JMK), Hadassah Medical Center, Kiryat Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel; Neuroimmunology and Cell Therapy Unit (DK, PP), Neurology Department, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; and Department of Neurobiology (PZ), Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Greece and Tzartos NeuroDiagnostics, Athens, Greece |
| Abstract | We describe a patient with ocular myasthenia gravis, where single-fiber electromyography and testing for acetylcholine receptor and muscle-specific kinase antibodies were negative. However, antibodies to low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 (LRP4) were positive, and this prompted appropriate management. We recommend that testing for LRP4 antibodies be considered when the clinical suspicion for myasthenia gravis is high despite negative conventional diagnostic tests. |
| Subject | Autoantibodies; Blepharoptosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Diplopia; Electromyography; Humans; LDL-Receptor Related Proteins; Male; Middle Older people; Myasthenia Gravis |
| Date | 2017-09 |
| Language | eng |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | Text |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Source | Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, September 2017, Volume 37, Issue 3 |
| Collection | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution | Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management | © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| ARK | ark:/87278/s6bg6x71 |
| Setname | ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID | 1374450 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bg6x71 |