Familial infantile myasthenia gravis: a preventable cause of sudden death.
We have described an infant with familial infantile myasthenia gravis, the rarest of the myasthenic syndromes, which occurs in infants of nonmyasthenic mothers. Recurrent apnea and respiratory depression with an absence of ophthalmoplegia are features of this syndrome, which if untreated can lead to sudden death.
D001049:Apnea / Q000235:genetics; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D013577:Syndrome