ReviewJournal of veterinary internal medicine2020
Classification of myasthenia gravis and congenital myasthenic syndromes in dogs and cats.
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- Diagnosing myasthenia gravis versus congenital myasthenia gravis in British Shorthair cats: A case study.Journal of biological methods · 2025Article
- Case Report: Dropped head syndrome as a main clinical sign of suspected myasthenia gravis in two dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Preoperative management and postoperative complications in 9 dogs undergoing surgical treatment of thymic-associated myasthenia gravis.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2024Article
- Early Neurophysiological Abnormalities in Suspected Acute Canine Polyradiculoneuropathy.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Successful Emergency Management of a Dog with Ventilator-Dependent Acquired Myasthenia Gravis with Immunoadsorption.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- An Overview of Canine Inherited Neurological Disorders with Known Causal Variants.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Case report: Immune remission from generalized myasthenia gravis in a dog with a thymoma and cholangiocellular carcinoma.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Potential revival of cholinesterase inhibitors as drugs in veterinary medicine.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Review
- SeronegativeVeterinary sciences · 2022Article
- Mucocutaneous and cutaneous generalized candidiasis in a thymectomized dog.Medical mycology case reports · 2022Article
- Canine Epithelial Thymic Tumors: Outcome in 28 Dogs Treated by Surgery.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Point Mutations of Nicotinic Receptor α1 Subunit Reveal New Molecular Features of G153S Slow-Channel Myasthenia.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Classification of myasthenia gravis and congenital myasthenic syndromes in dogs and cats.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2020Review
- Myopathy with oval inclusions in a domestic shorthair cat.JFMS open reportsArticle
- Case Series of Canine Myasthenia Gravis: A Classification Approach With Consideration of Seronegative Dogs.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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- Acquired myasthenia gravis with concurrent polymyositis and myocarditis secondary to a thymoma in a dog.Open veterinary journalArticle
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Abstract
Myasthenia, a syndrome of impaired neuromuscular transmission, occurs as either an acquired or congenital condition. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an acquired autoimmune disorder with autoantibodies against the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) of skeletal muscle whereas congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMSs) are a clinically heterogeneous group of genetic disorders affecting the NMJ with a young age of onset. Both conditions are diseases for which recognition is important with regard to treatment and outcome. We review the published literature on MG and CMSs in dogs and cats, and by comparison with published classification used in humans, propose a classification system for MG and CMSs in dogs and cats. Myasthenia gravis is first classified based on focal, generalized, or acute fulminating presentation. It then is subclassified according to the autoimmune disease mechanism or seronegativity. Autoimmune disease mechanism relates to the presence or absence of a thymoma, or administration of thiourylene medication in cats. Congenital myasthenic syndromes are classified according to the affected NMJ component, the mechanism of the defect of neuromuscular transmission, the affected protein, and ultimately the mutated gene responsible. In proposing this categorization of MG and CMSs, we hope to aid recognition of the disease groups for both conditions, as well as guide treatment, refine prognosis, and provide a framework for additional studies of these conditions.
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