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2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Assertion (A): Neostigmine and its congeners are the first line drugs used to restore muscle strength in myasthenia gravis. Reason (R): They improve muscle contraction by allowing acetylcholine released from prejunctional endings to accumulate and act on the nicotinic receptors over a wider area.

  • a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  • b) Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
  • c) A is true, but R is false
  • d) A is false, but R is true
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Answer

Correct answer: a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Both statements are true, and R correctly explains A: neostigmine (and other anticholinesterases) are first-line for myasthenia gravis specifically because they inhibit acetylcholinesterase, allowing acetylcholine released from motor nerve terminals to accumulate and act on the reduced pool of available nicotinic receptors over a wider area at the neuromuscular junction, improving muscle strength.

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