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Due to the global health alert that exists these days in the face of the SARS-COV2 pandemic, a group of world experts in Myasthenia Gravis has developed a document of recommendations for patients and doctors. In the attached document you will find general recommendations for patients with Myasthenia Gravis and Eaton-Lambert Syndrome, indications for starting treatment and for patients in a clinical trial.<\/p>\n

Full Document<\/a><\/p>\n

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Authors of recomendations:<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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Amanda Guidon, MD<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neurology
\nMassachusetts General Hospital
\nBoston, MA 02114, USA<\/p>\n

Jeff Guptill, MD<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neurology
\nDuke University Medical Center
\nUSA<\/p>\n

Michael Hehir, MD<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neurology
\nUniversity of Vermont Medical Center
\nBurlington,\u00a0 Vermont\u00a0 05401, USA<\/p>\n

James F. Howard Jr., MD<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neurology
\nThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
\nChapel Hill, NC 27599-7025, USA<\/p>\n

Isabel Illa, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nCatedr\u00e0tica Neurologia U.A.B.
\nUnitat Patologia Neuromuscular
\nServei Neurologia –\u00a0Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau
\nC\/ Pare Claret 167 Barcelona 08025 Spain<\/p>\n

Saiju Jacob, MBBS, MD, DPhil<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neurology and Neuroimmunology
\nUniversity Hospitals Birmingham, B15 2TH
\nUnited Kingdom<\/p>\n

Renato Mantegazza, MD<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases
\nFondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
\nVia Celoria 11 – 20133 Milano, Italy<\/p>\n

Srikanth Muppidi, MD<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neurology
\nStanford Neuroscience Health Center
\nPalo Alto, CA 94304, USA<\/p>\n

Hiroyuki Murai, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine
\nInternational University of Health and Welfare
\nNarita, Japan<\/p>\n

Richard J. Nowak, MD<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neurology
\nYale University School of Medicine
\nNew Haven, CT 06520, USA<\/p>\n

Kimiaki Utsugisawa, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neurology
\nHanamaki General Hospital
\nJapan<\/p>\n

John Vissing, MD, PhD<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neurology
\n2082 Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
\nDK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark<\/p>\n

Heinz Wiendl, MD<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Neurology
\nInstitute of Translational Neurology
\nUniversity of M\u00fcnster –\u00a0M\u00fcnster, Germany<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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