Accuracy of prostigmin tests in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis: a meta-analysis.

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an acquired autoimmune disease diagnosed based on clinical manifestations, muscle fatigue tests, prostigmin tests, serum antibody tests, and neuroelectrophysiological examination. This study conducted a comprehensive search of PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Ovid, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang, Chinese Periodical Database, Chinese Bio-Medicine Database, VIP, and DuXiu Database to identify relevant studies on the accuracy of prostigmin tests for diagnosing MG, covering publications from 1941 to 2021. Ten studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the meta-analysis.