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May
Children are at risk of choking or aspiration and are at increased risk of chest infection. the condition, and side-effect profiles of treatment options. 1. Introduction Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies are directed at the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction, leading to varying degrees of muscle mass weakness and fatigability. Where MG presents before 19 years Sophoridine of age, it is termed juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG). Although JMG shares many features with the more common adult MG, there are numerous important differences. In this paper we discuss the pathogenesis, epidemiology, presentation, treatment, and end…