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Neuromyelitis optica in patients with myasthenia gravis: Two case-reports

  • ,
  • Erik Guevara-Silva(corresponding author)
    ,
  • César Caparó-Zamalloa
    ,
  • Jaqueline Cortez
    ,
  • María Meza-Vega
*Corresponding author for this work
  • ,
  • University of California, San Francisco
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  • docencia y atención especializada en epilepsia
    ,
  • The Global Brain Health Institute
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  • Basic Research Center in Dementia and Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases
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Original language

English

Article number

102173

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders (Volume 43)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 08/2020

Publication status

Published - 08/2020

ISSN

2211-0348

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  • Scopus: 85084657676
  • PubMed: 32442888

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.

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