Journal article
Management of myasthenic crisis in a child
Abstract
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder of peripheral nervous system, leading to fluctuating muscle weakness. It is caused by circulating antibodies that block acetylcholine nicotinic postsynaptic receptors at the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction. Myasthenic crisis is a life-threatening complication, which is defined as weakness from acquired myasthenia gravis. In this paper we described a 15-year-old boy who was admitted to the …
Authors
Rybojad B; Lesiuk W; Fijałkowska A; Rybojad P; Sawicki M; Lesiuk L
Journal
Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 82–84
Publisher
Termedia Sp. z.o.o.
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.5603/ait.2013.0018
ISSN
1642-5758