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Old 06-29-2012, 01:22 AM
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You mention that your daughter is seronegative. Was she tested for MuSK?

In MuSK myasthenia, there is a much less stable response to mestinon. The shakiness you describe may be a disorganized activation of muscle fibers (called fasiculations). It is usually not dangerous but quite inconvenient.

Increased activity can make this worse, while rest leads to improvement.

In some patients a different medication (such as mytelase) may be better tolerated.
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