Transient Neonatal Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report
Source : https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/prilozi-2023-0036
Abstract Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis (TNMG) is a neuromuscular disorder that occurs in infants born from mothers with myasthenia gravis (MG) due to transplacental transfer of antibodies against the acetylcholine...
Conclusions/Relevance: Adequate management of the newborn resulted in a positive outcome and evident withdrawal of the symptoms. Although TNMG is one of the rare neuromuscular disorders in newborns that can be treated, a multidisciplinary approach in the management of pregnant women with MG and newborns through timely diagnosis and early...
Prevalence of Neuromuscular Diseases in Young South Korean Males; A Korean Military Manpower Administration Data-Based Study
Source : https://thejcn.com/DOIx.php?id=10.3988/jcn.2022.0261
Kim KE, et al. J Clin Neurol. 2023 Jun;19:e38. https://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2022.0261
Conclusions: The 10-year PRs of hereditary polyneuropathies, HD, MG, and inherited muscle diseases in young South Korean males have been reported. These data could be valuable to understanding each neuromuscular disease in the young male population of South Korea.
Efgartigimod improved health-related quality of life in generalized myasthenia gravis: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study (ADAPT) - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36598575/
There are substantial disease and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) burdens for many patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), especially for those whose disease symptoms are not well controlled. HRQoL measures such as...
Conclusions/Relevance: The substantial and durable improvements in HRQoL end points in this study demonstrate the broader benefit of treatment with efgartigimod beyond relief of immediate signs and symptoms of gMG.
A Digital Telehealth System to Compute Myasthenia Gravis Core Examination Metrics: Exploratory Cohort Study
Source : https://neuro.jmir.org/2023/1/e43387
Background: Telemedicine practice for neurological diseases has grown significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine offers an opportunity to assess digitalization of examinations and enhances access to modern computer vision and...
Conclusions: We demonstrated the ability to objectively quantitate the MG-CE. Our results indicate that the MG-CE should be revisited to consider some of the new metrics that our algorithm identified. We provide a proof of concept involving the MG-CE, but the method and tools developed can be applied to many neurological disorders and have...
In Search of Adeno-Associated Virus Vectors With Enhanced Cardiac Tropism for Gene Therapy - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37451880/
Globally, adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors have been increasingly used for clinical gene therapy trials. In Australia, AAV-based gene therapy is available for hereditary diseases such as retinal dystrophy or spinal...
Relevance: Globally, adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors have been increasingly used for clinical gene therapy trials. In Australia, AAV-based gene therapy is available for hereditary diseases such as retinal dystrophy or spinal muscular atrophy 1 (SMA1).