Chapter 239 The spectrum of clinical presentations in both cats and dogs is broad and variable; thus autoimmune MG should be high on the list of differential diagnoses for any dog or cat with focal or generalized neuromuscular weakness, acquired megaesophagus, or dysphagia. In-depth discussions of the diversity of clinical presentations in canine and feline MG can be found in the literature (Dewey et al, 1997; Shelton, 2002; Shelton, Ho, and Kass, 2000; Shelton and Lindstrom, 2001; Shelton, Schule, and Kass, 1997). The onset of clinical signs commonly is acute, occurring only a few days to a few weeks before presentation. Because of the propensity of dogs with MG to develop aspiration pneumonia, autoimmune MG is one disease in which a delay in obtaining a diagnosis or assumption of the wrong diagnosis can result in a fatal outcome.
Treatment of Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis
Treatment of Focal and Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
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