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Intestinal pseudo-obstruction, myasthenia gravis, and thymoma
N E Anderson1, D O Hutchinson, G J Nicholson
1Department of Neurology, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
Neurology
|October 1, 1996
Summary
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction may be a paraneoplastic syndrome in patients with myasthenia gravis and thymoma. Treatment for myasthenia gravis with pyridostigmine resolved gastrointestinal symptoms in one case.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Gastroenterology
- Oncology
Background:
- Intestinal pseudo-obstruction presents with symptoms like abdominal pain, vomiting, and constipation.
- Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder affecting neuromuscular junctions.
- Thymoma is a tumor of the thymus gland, often associated with myasthenia gravis.