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Case Reports
. 2002 Aug;19(6):297-301.
doi: 10.1055/s-2002-34468.

Akinesia, arthrogryposis, craniosynostosis: a presentation of neonatal myasthenia with fetal onset

Sylvain Cantagrel  1 , Laure Maury, Anne-Marie Yamamoto, Josette Maheut, Annick Toutain, Pierre Castelnau
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Akinesia, arthrogryposis, craniosynostosis: a presentation of neonatal myasthenia with fetal onset

Sylvain Cantagrel et al. Am J Perinatol. 2002 Aug.

Abstract

Major akinesia with arthrogryposis and craniosynostosis at birth mimics irreversible disorders of the nervous system of pejorative outcome. In this context, the early detection of anti-acetylcholine fetal receptor antibodies in the mother may allow rapid diagnosis of transient neonatal myasthenia of favorable prognosis.

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