Muscle and nerve disease Flashcards
1
Q
Main symptom of muscle disease
A
Muscle weakness
2
Q
What suggests muscle disease in blood tests
A
Creatine kinase
3
Q
What is Myasthenia Gravis
A
Disease of neuromuscular junction
Causes fatigable weakness
4
Q
Symptoms of myasthenia gravis
A
ptosis and diplopia (muscles of eyes getting tired)
weakness of muscle through day (any muscle)
5
Q
What antibody causes myasthenia gravis
A
Anti MuSK
6
Q
What organ must be imaged in a patient with myasthenia gravis
A
Thymus
7
Q
Symptoms of peripheral nerve disease
A
Change in sensation and possibly pain
muscle thinning and weakness
Loss of autonomic function
8
Q
How is motor neuron disease diagnosed
A
Examination shows both UMN and LMN signs
