I n recent years, it has become more evident that MG is difficult to diagnose in children. Several years may pass before MG is correctly diagnosed. The difficulties in making an early diannosis suggest that the incidence of this disorder, particularrly in its milder forms may be significantly greater in children than originally thought. As MG becomes better understood, the diagnosis of MG in Children should be facilitated. Several types of MG are seen in the newborn, the child, and the adolescent.
Neonatal myasthenia is a transient, maternally acquired immune condition.
There are several forms of congenital that occur in children born of non-myasthenic mothers. These forms become clinically apparent in infancy or early childhood. Although the etiologies differ, all represent a failure of the nerves and skeletal muscles to communicate. The Myasthenia Gravis Web Ring is owned by Daniel Freedman .