Myasthenia gravis during pregnancy: what care should be taken?

Abstract: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease in which the peak incidence is among women of childbearing age. For this reason, there is an overlap between the occurrence of this disease and pregnancy. It is known that MG symptoms can worsen during pregnancy and postpartum, and that pregnancy has special characteristics in MG patients. Children born to myasthenic mothers are at risk of having transient neonatal myasthenia. We briefly review the main relationships between MG and pregnancy, and we make recommendations for MG therapy, pregnancy, delivery, breastfeeding and newborns.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Miastenia gravis durante a gestação: quais cuidados devem ser realizados?
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Myasthenia gravis during pregnancy: what care should be taken? ; volume:79 ; number:07 ; year:2021 ; pages:624-629 ; Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria ; 79, Heft 07 (2021), 624-629

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Ducci, Renata Dal-Prá ; Kay, Cláudia Suemi Kamoi ; Fustes, Otto Jesus Hernandez ; Werneck, Lineu Cesar ; Lorenzoni, Paulo José ; Scola, Rosana Herminia

Further information

• DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2020-0407
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023072010475296188705
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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