TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction A1 - Berkowitz, Aaron L. PY - 2016 T2 - Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy: A Localization-Based Approach AB - At the neuromuscular junction motor neurons release acetylcholine that binds to acetylcholine receptors on the postsynaptic muscle fibers, causing them to contract. Diseases of the neuromuscular junction can be classified as either presynaptic (e.g., Lambert-Eaton syndrome, botulism) or postsynaptic (e.g., myasthenia gravis) (Fig. 29–1). Congenital myasthenia gravis can be caused by mutations in either presynaptic or postsynaptic neuromuscular junction structures. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1174549412 ER -