Identifier |
wh_ch21_p1065_1 |
Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Pediatric Myasthenia Gravis |
Creator |
Preston C. Calvert, MD (retired) |
Subject |
Ocular Motor System; Pediatric Myasthenia Gravis |
Description |
Autoimmune MG can occur at any age. One clinical challenge in ""juvenile-onset"" myasthenia is to distinguish antibody-mediated disease from gene mutations affecting NMJ ion channels. Juvenile-onset autoimmune MG differs little from adult-onset disease, except that it may improve with age. It responds to anticholinesterase agents and immunotherapy. Amblyopia may occur with extraocular muscle involvement and must be prevented by careful ophthalmologic follow-up. The optimal age for thymectomy and the choice of immunosuppressive agents in such young patients is controversial. |
Date |
2005 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Selections Collection: https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6qr85ms |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
ID |
185978 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qr85ms |