Taste Disorders and Alopecia in Myasthenia Gravis

    April 2024 in “ BMC Neurology ”
    Akiyuki Uzawa, Shigeaki Suzuki, Satoshi Kuwabara, Hiroyuki Akamine, Yosuke Onishi, Manato Yasuda, Yukiko Ozawa, Naoki Kawaguchi, Tomoya Kubota, Masanori Takahashi, Yasushi Suzuki, Genya Watanabe, Takashi Kimura, Takamichi Sugimoto, Makoto Samukawa, Naoya Minami, Masayuki Masuda, Shingo Konno, Yuriko Nagane, Kimiaki Utsugisawa
    TLDR Clinicians should recognize taste disorders and hair loss as important symptoms in myasthenia gravis patients.
    The document highlights the importance for clinicians to recognize non-motor symptoms in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), particularly those with severe myasthenic symptoms and thymoma-associated MG. It emphasizes that taste disorders and alopecia can be significant non-motor manifestations in these patients. Awareness of these symptoms is crucial for comprehensive patient care and management of MG.
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