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How common is childhood myasthenia? The UK incidence and prevalence of autoimmune and congenital myasthenia

, 2014
Objective: To ascertain the frequency of childhood myasthenia in the UK. Specifically, we aimed to identify the detected incidence of autoimmune myasthenia and the detected prevalence of genetically confirmed congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) in ...
Beeson D, Parr JR, Vincent A, Jayawant S, Andrew MJ, Finnis M   +5 more
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Childhood myasthenia: Clinical subtypes and practical management

In recent years, understanding of the pathogenesis and clinical presentation of distinct myasthenia subtypes has increased significantly. This article reviews the clinical manifestations of autoimmune myasthenia gravis (including myasthenia associated ...
Parr JR, Jayawant S
core   +5 more sources

Congenital myasthenic syndromes: Natural history and long-term prognosis

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2013
Introduction: Congenital myasthenia syndrome (CMS) is a rare, heterogeneous group of genetically determined, disorder of neuromuscular transmission. They have a varied presentation and progression and very few studies have addressed the natural history ...
Sujit Abajirao Jagtap, Kuruvilla Abraham, C Sarada, M D Nair   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases Prevalence in Siriraj Hospital, Thailand's Largest Tertiary Referral Hospital

Siriraj Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: There are no epidemiological data on childhood neuromuscular diseases in Thailand. We aimed to estimate the proportion of NMDs among pediatric neurology patients in Siriraj Hospital and determine the specific diagnosis.
Apirada Thongsing, Surachai Likasitwattanakula, Tanaporn Netsuwan, Oranee Sanmaneechai   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of acute motor deficit in the pediatric emergency room

Jornal de Pediatria, 2017
Objectives: This review article aimed to present a clinical approach, emphasizing the diagnostic investigation, to children and adolescents who present in the emergency room with acute-onset muscle weakness. Sources: A systematic search was performed in
Marcio Moacyr Vasconcelos, Luciana G.A. Vasconcelos, Adriana Rocha Brito   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Anesthesia for patients undergoing transsternal thymectomy for juvenile myasthenia gravis

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2011
Background: Juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG) is the rare form of myasthenia gravis presenting in childhood and adolescence. When medical management fails, thymectomy is offered for these patients. Complete resection of the thymus is best achieved through
Lianne Stephenson, Igor Tkachenko, Robert Shamberger, Christian Seefelder   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ocular Myasthenia

, 2018
Ocular symptoms and signs are the most common clinical manifestation of myasthenia gravis (MG). Paradoxically, however, the ocular aspects of myasthenia are the least well studied and understood.
Michael Benatar, Sui Hsien Wong, Benatar, Michael, Wong, Sui Hsien   +3 more
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CAR‐Engineered Cell Therapies Beyond Cancer: Reprogramming Fibrosis and Immune‐Mediated Inflammation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
CAR‐engineered cell therapies are expanding beyond cancer toward immune resetting, pathological‐cell clearance, matrix remodeling, and microenvironmental reprogramming in autoimmune, inflammatory, and fibrotic diseases. This Review compares CAR‐T, CAR‐macrophage, and CAR‐NK platforms and proposes controllable spatiotemporal reprogramming to align ...
Peng Jun Xu, Zhou Jing Zhang, Jing Jin, Hai Yuan Xu, Ya Xin Gu, Qian Qian Yang, You Lang Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acquired myasthenia gravis in childhood.

, 2010
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review discusses recent studies on myasthenia gravis with onset in childhood (juvenile myasthenia gravis) and neonatal myasthenia gravis.
Evoli, Amelia, Amelia Evoli
core   +1 more source

Quality of life in purely ocular myasthenia in Japan [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Since there has been no conclusive evidence regarding the treatment of ocular myasthenia, treatment guidelines were recently issued by the European Federation of Neurological Societies/European Neurological Society (EFNS/ENS).
Murai, Hiroyuki, Shigeaki Suzuki, Motomura, Masakatsu, Emiko Tsuda, Shunya Nakane, Nagane, Yuriko, Masuda, Masayuki, Shingo Konno, Suzuki, Shigeaki, Tsuda, Emiko, Konno, Shingo, Hiroyuki Murai, Imai, Tomihiro, Suzuki, Norihiro, Tomihiro Imai, Oji, Satoru, Nakane, Shunya, Yuriko Nagane, Norihiro Suzuki, Utsugisawa, Kimiaki, Satoru Oji, Masayuki Masuda, Masakatsu Motomura, Kimiaki Utsugisawa   +23 more
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