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The patient's neuromuscular weakness worsened in association with standard intravenous magnesium replacement, and the exacerbated respiratory failure necessitated intubation, mechanical ventilation, and an extended stay in the intensive care unit. The effect of magnesium replacement on myasthenia gravis patients has not been well documented, and we present this case to increase awareness and stimulate research. In addition, we discuss the relevant medical literature.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.14503\/thij-14-4584","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,10,1]],"date-time":"2015-10-01T20:24:07Z","timestamp":1443731047000},"page":"495-497","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Acute Respiratory Failure Induced by Magnesium Replacement in a 62-Year-Old Woman with Myasthenia Gravis"],"prefix":"10.14503","volume":"42","author":[{"given":"Paramveer","family":"Singh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Olakunle","family":"Idowu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Imrana","family":"Malik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joseph L.","family":"Nates","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"5628","reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"i0730-2347-42-5-495-b1","series-title":"Semin Neurol","first-page":"21","article-title":"Pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis","volume":"24","year":"2004","unstructured":"Hughes\n              BW, \n            \n              Moro De Casillas\n              ML, \n            \n              Kaminski\n              HJ.\n            \n          \n          Pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis. 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