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Effects of Meal Consumption on Isotonic Lingual Endurance in Healthy Adults: A Multi‐Institutional Study

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Isotonic tongue endurance was measured pre‐ and post‐meal using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) in healthy younger (18–35 years) and older (≥ 65 years) adults. Older adults demonstrated greater isotonic endurance and longer mealtimes, with no sex differences in endurance.
Yvette M. McCoy, Kristine E. Galek, Ed M. Bice, Rachel Roberts, Anna Hopkins, Blake Schuck, Claudia Vollman Breen, Devin Wright, Brittany N. Krekeler   +8 more
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Representation, medical examination, and the effectiveness of underwriting: Evidence from a life and health insurance company

Risk Management and Insurance Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines whether underwriting methods—representation, medical examination, extra premiums, and coverage—effectively mitigate adverse selection using data from an insurance company. Regarding representation, we focus on statements disclosing pre‐existing medical conditions.
Chia‐Ling Ho, Gene Lai, Chen‐Hsu Liao, Zifen Zeng   +3 more
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IgG4‐Related Disease Overlapping With Anti‐Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody–Positive Myasthenia Gravis

Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology, Volume 17, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background IgG4‐related disease (IgG4‐RD) is a systemic, immune‐mediated, fibroinflammatory disorder with multiorgan involvement and variable clinical presentation, often creating diagnostic difficulty. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an antibody‐mediated autoimmune disorder of the neuromuscular junction, most commonly associated with anti ...
Yumiko Yoshida, Ayami Okuzumi, Yuka Hosaka, Yuji Tomizawa, Taku Hatano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case of Longitudinal Extensive Transversal Myelitis in Patient With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune, demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. Clinical manifestations include optic neuritis, longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) involving three or more vertebral segments, and, in most cases, seropositivity for anti‐aquaporin‐4 antibodies (AQP4‐IgG).
Nikolina Pravdic, Marijana Goluza, Natasa Pejanovic Skobic, Davor Batinic, Jelena Zovko, Tanja Zovko, Anita Ivankovic, Inge Klupka Saric   +7 more
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A Case Report of Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis; Misdiagnosis and Considerations

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG) is a rare autoimmune disease acquired in childhood, comprising 8%–15% of all myasthenia gravis cases depending on geographic and ethnic populations. Ocular myasthenia gravis presents as ptosis with extraocular movement restriction and is frequently misdiagnosed as third nerve palsy or congenital ptosis when ...
Elaheh Heidari, Amin Saeidinia
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Thymic mass in an elderly male patient with myasthenia gravis: A rare presentation

Radiology Case Reports
Myasthenia gravis is an acquired neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of the extra-ocular muscles, which progresses to generalized weakness of the voluntary muscles and fatigability.
Anshul Sood, MBBS, Gaurav Vedprakash Mishra, MBBS, MD, Shreya Khandelwal, MBBS, Nishtha Manuja, MBBS, Manasa Suryadevara, MBBS   +4 more
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Quantitative Muscle MRI of the Lower Extremities Reveals Different Patterns of Involvement in Classic Infantile and Young Late‐Onset Pompe Patients

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, Volume 49, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT With increased survival due to enzyme replacement therapy, children with classic infantile Pompe disease tend to develop a clinical phenotype with pronounced distal muscle weakness, while late‐onset patients typically exhibit proximal muscle weakness.
Jan J. A. van den Dorpel, Mechteld E. Guldemond, Kevin R. Keene, Pieter A. van Doorn, Ans T. van der Ploeg, Johanna M. P. van den Hout, Hermien E. Kan, Nadine A. M. E. van der Beek   +7 more
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An Atypical Case of Myasthenia Gravis: Purely Bulbar in a Young Male

McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020
Myasthenia Gravis (MG), an uncommon autoimmune syndrome caused by the failure of neuromuscular transmission, results from bind- ing of autoantibodies to proteins that are involved in signaling at the neuromuscular junction (1).
Muhammad Amer Saleem, Faizan Pervaiz, Anum Yousaf, Muhammad Amer Saleem   +3 more
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Long‐Term Follow‐Up of Patients With Mitochondrial Carbonic Anhydrase VA Deficiency. A Case Report and Literature Review

JIMD Reports, Volume 67, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Mitochondrial carbonic anhydrase VA (CA‐VA) deficiency is a rare inherited metabolic disorder caused by biallelic variants of the CA5A gene. It presents with hyperammonemia, lactic acidosis, and ketonuria, with or without hypoglycemia. We report the long‐term follow‐up of the first two reported cases of CA‐VA deficiency: a 16‐year‐old female ...
Shaymaa Shurrab, Amira Mobarak, Gabriella Horvath, Sylvia Stocker‐Ipsiroglu, Clara van Karnebeek, Ramona Salvarinova‐Zivkovic   +5 more
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Disfagia e disartria: forma invulgar de apresentação da Miastenia Gravis.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2008
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder that generally presents with ocular symptoms, specially diplopia and ptosis. Dysphagia may be a manifestation of the generalised type of the disease, but rarely is its presenting feature. The authors describe a
Sara Ferreira, Pedro Lage, Isabel Claro, João Alcântara, João Nunes, C Nobre Leitão   +5 more
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