Myasthenia gravis in children: analysis of 18 patients

Myasthenia gravis (MG) in childhood is rare comprising 10 to 20 % of all myasthenic patients. We studied 18 patients with MG whose first symptoms started from 1 to 12 years of age, followed at the Department of Neurology of the UNIFESP-EPM, from January 1983 to August 1997. There were 10 girls and 8...

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Main Authors: Morita Maria da Penha A., Gabbai Alberto A., Oliveira Acary S.B., Penn Audrey S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2001-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000500005