Ocular Myasthenia gravis: determining the predictive factors of secondary generalisation

Gengadharan PN 1 , Ong WT 2 , Tan JY 2 , Shahrizaila N 1 , Goh KJ 1 , Tan CY 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Neurology unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
  • 3 Neurology unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. cytan@ummc.edu.my
Acta Neurol Belg, 2024 Dec 02.
PMID: 39621280 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-024-02693-9

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Myasthenia gravis (MG) can be classified according to clinical features into ocular MG (OMG) and generalised MG (GMG). However, OMG carries the risk of conversion to GMG. In this study, we aimed to determine the predictive factors for the secondary generalisation of OMG patients.

METHODS: OMG patients followed-up in our hospital from January 1999 to November 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic and clinical characteristics data were collected from medical records. OMG patients with follow-up of

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