10 Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #7: Neck Muscle Weakness
As mentioned, patients with myasthenia gravis can experience muscle weakness in several different muscles. More commonly, the disease involves proximal muscles (closer to the body’s midline).
A common symptom of this condition is a weakness of the neck muscles. Thus, head extension and flexion can be affected. Characteristically, neck flexion is weaker than neck extension, and rarely some patients can exhibit “dropped head syndrome” due to severe neck extension weakness.
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