JUVENILE MYASTHENIA-GRAVIS - TREATMENT WITH IMMUNE GLOBULIN AND THYMECTOMY

Juvenile myasthenia gravis is rare, representing just 10% of all myast henia gravis, Treatment of the juvenile form is similar to the adult f orm, although concerns of long-term side effects limit use of immunomo dulators and thymectomy in children, especially the very young, We rev iew the clinical course of three children with juvenile myasthenia gra vis, as well as the current status of intravenous immunoglobulin and t hymectomy as treatments for juvenile myasthenia gravis. (C) 1998 by El sevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.