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 |