| Identifier |
20170403_nanos_journalclub1_04-abstract |
| Title |
Myasthenia Gravis (abstract) |
| Creator |
Matthew J. Thurtell |
| Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA |
| Subject |
Myasthenia Gravis; Autoantibodies; Thymectomy Immunosuppression |
| Description |
Myasthenia gravis is a disorder of neuromuscular transmission resulting from binding of autoantibodies to various components of the neuromuscular junction. In this journal club session, I will review recent studies evaluating potentially pathogenic autoantibodies in patients with seronegative myasthenia gravis (i.e., those without acetylcholine receptor or muscle-specific kinase autoantibodies). I will also review several recent prospective randomized trials evaluating the role of thymectomy and immunosuppressant therapies in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. |
| Date |
2017 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2017 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2017: Journal Club |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6cp0z0d |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
1273001 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cp0z0d |
