TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Myasthenia Gravis
A1  - Bissonnette, Bruno
A1  - Luginbuehl, Igor
A1  - Engelhardt, Thomas
PY  - 2019
T2  - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
AB  - It  is  a  neuromuscular  disorder  characterized  by  significant  muscle  weakness  and  rapid  muscle  fatigue  during  mild  exercise,  such  as  a  slow  walk.  Congenital  myasthenias  are  present  in  the  first  years  of  childhood.  Spontaneous  forms  of  Myastheria  Gravis  (MS)  are  usually  recognized  during  adulthood.  Usually  apparent  during  adulthood,  the  onset  of  the  symptoms  occurs  at  any  age  and  spontaneously.  Most  individuals  present  eyelid  ptosis,  diplopia,  and  excessive  muscle  fatigue  following  exercise.  Other  clinical  features  commonly  include  dysarthria,  dysphagia,  and  proximal  limb  weakness.  Approximately  10%  may  develop  potentially  life-threatening  complications  as  a  consequence  of  severe  respiratory  depression  (myasthenic  crisis).  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164079718
ER  -