| Title |
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis 32 years From Remission to Relapse |
| Creator |
A. Kharsa; S. Raviskanthan; P. W. Mortensen; A. G. Lee |
| Affiliation |
School of Medicine (AK), University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (SR, PWM, AGL), Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery (AGL), Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), University of Texas Medical Branch, Gal- veston, Texas; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (AGL), Houston, Texas; Texas A and M College of Medicine (AGL), Bryan, Texas; and Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa |
| Abstract |
Ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) is an autoimmune autoantibody-mediated disorder of acetylcholine receptors and/or other functionally related molecules at the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction. |
| Subject |
Myasthenia Gravis; Autoimmune Disorder |
| Date |
2023-06 |
| Date Digital |
2023-06 |
| References |
1. Wong SH, Huda S, Vincent A, Plant GT. Ocular myasthenia gravis: controversies and updates. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2014;14:421. 2. Zhu K, Li J, Huang X, Xu W, Liu W, Chen J, Chen P, Feng H. Thymectomy is a beneficial therapy for patients with non-thymomatous ocular myasthenia gravis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurol Sci. 2017;38:1753-1760. 3. Kataoka H, Furiya Y, Ueno S. Complete remission of generalized myasthenia gravis by corticosteroid treatment alone without thymectomy. Case Rep Neurol. 2011;3:239-241. 4. Al-Hashel J, Rashad HM, Rousseff RT. An adult patient with ocular myasthenia and unusually long spontaneous remission. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2014;2014:372769. 5. Rollinson RD, Fenichel GM. Relapsing ocular myasthenia. Neurology. 1981;31:325-326. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Source |
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, June 2023, Volume 43, Issue 2 |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s66jwajr |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
2498923 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66jwajr |
