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Acquired neuromyotonia in thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis: a clinical and serological study.

Matteo GastaldiA De RosaM MaestriE ZardiniS ScaranzinM GuidaP BorrelliO E FerraroV LampasonaR FurlanS R IraniP WatersB LangA VincentE MarchioniR RicciardiDiego Franciotta
Published in: European journal of neurology (2019)
De novo occurrence of neuromyotonia in MG patients with previous thymomas is a rare event and may herald tumour recurrence. Neuronal autoantibodies can be helpful to assess the diagnosis. These observations provide pragmatic risk stratification for tumour vigilance in patients with thymomatous MG.
Keyphrases
  • myasthenia gravis
  • risk assessment
  • study protocol
  • cerebral ischemia
  • blood brain barrier