Title
Neuromyelitis optica in patients with myasthenia gravis: Two case-reports
Date Issued
01 August 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas
Publisher(s)
Elsevier
Abstract
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) and myasthenia gravis (MG) are disorders that affect the central nervous system and the neuromuscular junction respectively. Although both conditions are rare, reports of the coexistence of these two pathologies are increasing worldwide. Rarely, patients with MG develop aggressive forms of neuromyelitis optica (NMO) after thymectomy. Here, we describe two Peruvian patients with the association of MG and NMO.
Volume
43
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
FisiologÃa
NeurologÃa clÃnica
OftalmologÃa
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85084657676
PubMed ID
Source
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
ISSN of the container
22110348
Sponsor(s)
The authors would like to express their gratitude to Dr. Courtney Lane-Donovan (UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. San Francisco, USA) and Dr. Cornejo-Olivas Mario (Neurogenetics Research Center, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas. Center for Global Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru) for proofreading the article.
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