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Over the recent years, the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) has evolved very rapidly and a large number of disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) are now available. However, most DMTs are associated with adverse events, the most frequent of which being infections. Consideration of all DMT-associated risks facilitates development of risk mitigation strategies.

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Description of 3 patients with myasthenia gravis and COVID-19.

J Neurol Sci

October 2020

Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Department of Neurology, the Agnes-Ginges Center for Neurogenetics Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address:

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic presents two main concerns for patients with myasthenia gravis (MG); chronic immunosuppression may put them at greater risk, and some proposed treatments for COVID-19 could cause MG exacerbation.

Case Description: We present three patients with generalized seropositive MG who developed COVID-19. All patients had a favorable outcome, with only one patient experiencing exacerbation.

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