• DOI:10.1002/mus.21555
Corpus ID: 22272953

Ocular myasthenia gravis in a senior population: Diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis

@article{Allen2010OcularMG,
  title={Ocular myasthenia gravis in a senior population: Diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis},
  author={J. A. Allen and S. Scala and H. Jones},
  journal={Muscle & Nerve},
  year={2010},
  volume={41}
}

J. A. Allen, S. Scala, H. Jones

Published 2010

Medicine

Muscle & Nerve

The objectives of this study were (I) to explore the prognosis of ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) in patients with onset at age 70 years and above (i.e. senior persons); (2) to identify predictors of secondary generalization in this age group; and 3) to address the effects of immunotherapy on this population of patients. We performed a retrospective analysis of 39 patients with myasthenia gravis who presented with only ocular signs and symptoms after age 70 years. Generalized myasthenia gravis… CONTINUE READING

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