Juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG): clinical features
Evidence-based neurology checklist on juvenile myasthenia gravis (jmg): clinical features: Clinical presentation This is MG presenting before the age of 18 years The clinical presentation is similar to adult onset MG The onset is ocular in about 60% of cases Thymic abnormalities Antibody profile…
Clinical presentation
- This is MG presenting before the age of 18 years
- The clinical presentation is similar to adult onset MG
- The onset is ocular in about 60% of cases
Thymic abnormalities
Antibody profile
Prognosis
References
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