DOK7 myasthenic syndrome with subacute adult onset during pregnancy and partial response to fluoxetine

• Published in: Neuromuscular disorders : NMD Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 278 - 282
• Main Authors: Santos, Mariana, Cruz, Simão, Peres, João, Santos, Luís, Tavares, Purificação, Basto, Jorge Pinto, Salgado, Vasco, Valverde, Ana Herrero
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Congenital myasthenic syndrome; DOK7; Fluoxetine; Pregnancy; Pregnancy; Congenital myasthenic syndrome; Fluoxetine; DOK7

•DOK7 congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) presenting in a 39-year old woman.•The disease presented during pregnancy and was first diagnosed as myasthenia gravis.•Consider CMS before adult-onset generalized seronegative myasthenic syndromes.•Worsening muscle weakness under anticholinesterase inhibit...