New Nigerian Journal of Clinical Research

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2020  |  Volume : 9  |  Issue : 15  |  Page : 36--38

Myasthenia gravis-like symptoms in an adolescent with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis


Uduak Offiong1, Peter Alabi2 
1 Department of Paediatrics, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Nigeria
2 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Nigeria

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Dr. Uduak Offiong
Department of Paediatrics, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada
Nigeria

Juvenile onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (JALS) is a rare form of motor neuron disease. The symptoms of upper and lower motor neuron degeneration manifest before 25 years of age. Juvenile ALS is more frequently familial in nature though sporadic forms have been found to occur. Myasthenia gravis (MG) also a neuromuscular disorder shares some common features with ALS. There have been reports of atypical forms of juvenile ALS; however, the occurrence with MG in the same patient is a rare. Here is presented a 13-year-old male child with a history and clinical feature of JALS coexisting with MG symptomatology.


How to cite this article:
Offiong U, Alabi P. Myasthenia gravis-like symptoms in an adolescent with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.N Niger J Clin Res 2020;9:36-38


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Offiong U, Alabi P. Myasthenia gravis-like symptoms in an adolescent with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. N Niger J Clin Res [serial online] 2020 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];9:36-38
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