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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with weakness and fatigability?

Is the muscle weakness most noticeable in the proximal muscles of the lower extremities?

Is hyporeflexia present?

Are the deep tendon reflexes enhanced after contraction or stimulation?

Does electrophysiology show low amplitude M waves?

Are the amplitudes increased after high frequency nerve stimulation?

Has the patient improved after treatment with?

• immunosuppression (prednisone, azathioprine)?

• infusion of intravenous immunoglobulin infusion?

• apheresis?

Autoantibodies present

Results

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