Seronegative Maternal Ocular Myasthenia Gravis and Delayed Transient Neonatal Myasthenia Gravis

Seronegative Maternal Ocular Myasthenia Gravis and Delayed Transient Neonatal Myasthenia Gravis

Abstract Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder with fluctuating muscle weakness, divided into generalized and localized (ocular) forms. Maternal antibodies to acetylcholine receptors cross the placenta and may cause transient neonatal myasthenia gravis (TNMG). We p...

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Main Authors: Courtney Townsel, Rebecca Keller, Kendall Johnson, Naveed Hussain, Winston A. Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-03-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
Subjects:
ocular myasthenia gravis
pregnancy
transient neonatal myasthenia gravis
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1579624

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