He is also having some trouble swallowing and chewing, especially at dinner. Apr 0 20OBJECTIVE : To describe demographic, clinical, therapeutic and follow-up characteristics in a group of patients with MG diagnosis after years old. There is a rise in MG incidence in the last three decades that might be attributed to an increase in the diagnosis in the elderly age group 5. Myasthenia gravis (MG) can occur in very elderly patients, a recent case report highlights. We have defined myasthenia gravis (MG) in the elderly as onset after the age of years.
Nov 0 20Myasthenia Gravis In Elderly Man With Slurred Speech.
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The mortality is higher than in young patients, so prompt specific. BACKGROUND : The World Health Organization defines the beginning of elderly at years old. In patients with disease onset after the age of 7 the diagnosis is more difficult as other conditions are more easily taken to be the causal element.