Paper Title: Ocular myasthenia gravis: Case report of an African child and literature review.

Authors: Frank-Briggs A.I, Okoh B.A.N, Tobi N.

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We report a 7-year-old male who presented with a two-year history of drooping of both eyelids.
Examination revealed bilateral ptosis (with the left eye being more severely affected than the right eye)
and bilateral ophthalmoplegia. A diagnosis of Juvenile Myasthenia gravis with ophthalmoplegia was
made when symptoms improved with intramuscular Neostigmine administration. He was commenced on
oral Neostigmine at a dose of 0.04mg/Kg 6 hourly and is on regular follow up and had a good response.

Publication Date:
2014-06-30

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