Management of juvenile myasthenia gravis

K O'Connell, S Ramdas, J Palace - Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis (JMG) is a rare disorder, defined as myasthenia gravis in
children younger than 18 years of age. While clinical phenotypes are similar to adults, there …

Pediatric myasthenia gravis

JH Peragallo - Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, 2017 - Elsevier
Myasthenia gravis is a disorder of neuromuscular transmission that leads to fatigue of
skeletal muscles and fluctuating weakness. Myasthenia that affects children can be …

Thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: a narrative review

D Aljaafari, N Ishaque - Saudi Journal of Medicine & Medical …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare condition caused by autoantibodies against acetylcholine
receptors on postsynaptic membrane that leads to weakness of skeletal muscles. About 7 of …

Pediatric neuromuscular diseases

G Rathore, PB Kang - Pediatric Neurology, 2023 - Elsevier
The diagnostic and referral workflow for children with neuromuscular disorders is evolving,
particularly as newborn screening programs are expanding in tandem with novel therapeutic …

Effectiveness of thymectomy in juvenile myasthenia gravis and clinical characteristics associated with better outcomes

WC Ng, L Hartley - Neuromuscular Disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Thymectomy is an established treatment in adult myasthenia gravis, but its exact role in
juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG) is still uncertain. Thymectomy is frequently considered in …

An update on thymectomy in myasthenia gravis

A Evoli, E Meacci - Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is one of the best treatable autoimmune diseases.
However, in most patients, treatment is necessarily long-term and related side effects are a …

Outcome and clinical features in juvenile myasthenia gravis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Lin, Q Kuang, H Li, B Liang, J Lu, Q Jiang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG) is a rare autoimmune disease that has so far
only been described in small cohort studies. We defined the clinical characteristics …

Measuring the efficacy of thymectomy for pediatric myasthenia gravis across tertiary children's hospitals

C De Boer, S Zeineddin, K Ott, A Hu, S Linton… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Thymectomy is a treatment for pediatric myasthenia gravis, but the efficacy over
time is unknown. Multi-institutional data are also lacking. Therefore, the objective of this …

Thymectomy in myasthenia gravis

J Rath, B Moser, F Zimprich - Current Opinion in Neurology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
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Update on immune‐mediated therapies for myasthenia gravis

AA Habib, G Ahmadi Jazi, T Mozaffar - Muscle & Nerve, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With the exception of thymectomy, immune modulatory treatment strategies and clinical trials
in myasthenia gravis over the past 50 y were mainly borrowed from experience in other …