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Myasthenia Gravis and Schizophrenia — a Rare Combination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

N. L. Gittleson  and
T. D. E. Richardson
N. L. Gittleson
Affiliation:
Middlewood Hospital, Sheffield S6 1TP
T. D. E. Richardson
Affiliation:
Middlewood Hospital, Sheffield S6 1TP
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The effect of emotional stress in myasthenia gravis is well known, and moreover Meyer (7) has shown that psychiatric problems make a considerable contribution to the mortality of the disease. It has been estimated that there are at least 1,100 diagnosed myasthenics in England and Wales with many more undiagnosed (5). Considering the close medical supervision myasthenics receive it is striking that in 677 cases of myasthenia subjected to psychiatric scrutiny only 2 schizophrenia-like reactions were observed, despite the similar age of onset of the two conditions.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 122 , Issue 568 , March 1973 , pp. 343 - 344
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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