Differentiation of myasthenia gravis crisis

Update Date: 2025-04-03 Source: Network

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I chatted with my classmates yesterday. He said that one of his friends was found to have myasthenia gravis recently. He didn't know what to do. He was also very worried. He wanted to find an opportunity to see his friends. The treatment was very fast, and I recovered almost. Let me talk about the identification of myasthenia gravis crisis.

Differentiation of myasthenia gravis crisis

Symptom 1: nasal voice, hoarse voice: like suffering from a cold. When some patients speak in a meeting or read a newspaper, their voice is OK in the first few minutes. After a little longer, their voice becomes hoarse and low, and finally they can't make a sound at all. It's OK at the beginning of the call, but people can't hear what he said after a long time. This is due to the weakness of the laryngopharyngeal muscles.

Symptom 2: dyspnea: This is the most serious symptom of myasthenia gravis, which can kill the patient in a short time, so it is also called myasthenia gravis crisis. This is due to severe weakness of respiratory muscles. The patient felt it was very difficult to breathe. He could not lie flat at night and could only sit and pant. It's not like heart disease, nor asthma, nor lung cancer. Most patients with dyspnea have dysphagia, weakness of limbs or blepharoptosis at the same time.

Symptom 3: weakness of the neck muscle: severe weakness of the neck muscle is more prominent. When the patient sits, he has the phenomenon of drooping his head. He can hold his head up only by holding his chin with his hand. If the patient lies on his back (without pillow), he can't bend his neck and raise his head.

matters needing attention

It is suggested that we should pay attention to all kinds of infections, keep a regular life, and eat more high protein foods, such as chicken, duck, fish, lean meat, tofu, soybeans, eggs, plant protein and animal protein, as well as fresh vegetables and fruits. Nutrition collocation is very important for patients, and pay attention to the digestibility of food.