PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alanazy, Mohammed H.
AU  - Alomar, Majed A.
AU  - Aljafen, Bandar N.
AU  - Muayqil, Taim A.
TI  - Multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis following severe weight loss
AID  - 10.17712/nsj.2018.2.20170343
DP  - 2018 Apr 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 158--161
VI  - 23
IP  - 2
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/23/2/158.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/23/2/158.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2018 Apr 01; 23
AB  - Weight loss has substantial health benefits, but it is not risk-free. Various neurological disorders have been reported following bariatric surgery-induced weight loss. Here, we report 3 patients who developed multiple sclerosis (MS), one of whom also developed myasthenia gravis (MG), shortly after significant weight loss. Two patients lost weight by following a diet plan and one underwent bariatric surgery. There may be an association between significant weight loss and the development of an autoimmune neurological disorder such as MS or MG; a high index of suspicion is required.