[Newborn of myasthenic mother - a report of three cases]

ABSTRACT

Neonatal myasthenia gravis is a rare neuromuscular disease. It can be congenital or transient. We report three cases of sick new-borns of myasthenie mother. Clinical manifestations vary. Two of the new-borns have severe disorders and died despite symptomatic treatment. The third one had no respiratory insufficiency. He had only hypomimia and inability to swallow, so that prognosis was better. With this observation, we will discuss some pathophysiological and clinical particularities, as well as the treatment and the prognosis of the neonatal myasthenia gravis