Guideline for the management of myasthenic syndromes: review

Myasthenia gravis (MG), Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), and congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) represent an etiologically heterogeneous group of (very) rare chronic diseases. MG and LEMS have an autoimmune-mediated etiology, while CMS are genetic disorders. A (strain dependent) muscle w...

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Main Authors: Wiendl, Heinz (Author) , Abicht, Angela (Author) , Chan, Andrew (Author) , Della Marina, Adela (Author) , Hagenacker, Tim (Author) , Hekmat, Khosro (Author) , Hoffmann, Sarah (Author) , Hoffmann, Hans-Stefan (Author) , Jander, Sebastian (Author) , Keller, Christian (Author) , Marx, Alexander (Author) , Melms, Arthur (Author) , Melzer, Nico (Author) , Müller-Felber, Wolfgang (Author) , Pawlitzki, Marc (Author) , Rückert, Jens-Carsten (Author) , Schneider-Gold, Christiane (Author) , Schoser, Benedikt (Author) , Schreiner, Bettina (Author) , Schroeter, Michael (Author) , Schubert, Bettina (Author) , Sieb, Jörn-Peter (Author) , Zimprich, Fritz (Author) , Meisel, Andreas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: December 26, 2023
In: Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders
Year: 2023, Volume: 16
ISSN:1756-2864
DOI:10.1177/17562864231213240
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Author Notes:Heinz Wiendl, Angela Abicht, Andrew Chan, Adela Della Marina, Tim Hagenacker, Khosro Hekmat, Sarah Hoffmann, Hans-Stefan Hoffmann, Sebastian Jander, Christian Keller, Alexander Marx, Arthur Melms, Nico Melzer, Wolfgang Müller-Felber, Marc Pawlitzki, Jens-Carsten Rückert, Christiane Schneider-Gold, Benedikt Schoser, Bettina Schreiner, Michael Schroeter, Bettina Schubert, Jörn-Peter Sieb, Fritz Zimprich, and Andreas Meisel

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520 |a Myasthenia gravis (MG), Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), and congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) represent an etiologically heterogeneous group of (very) rare chronic diseases. MG and LEMS have an autoimmune-mediated etiology, while CMS are genetic disorders. A (strain dependent) muscle weakness due to neuromuscular transmission disorder is a common feature. Generalized MG requires increasingly differentiated therapeutic strategies that consider the enormous therapeutic developments of recent years. To include the newest therapy recommendations, a comprehensive update of the available German-language guideline ‘Diagnostics and therapy of myasthenic syndromes’ has been published by the German Neurological society with the aid of an interdisciplinary expert panel. This paper is an adapted translation of the updated and partly newly developed treatment guideline. It defines the rapid achievement of complete disease control in myasthenic patients as a central treatment goal. The use of standard therapies, as well as modern immunotherapeutics, is subject to a staged regimen that takes into account autoantibody status and disease activity. With the advent of modern, fast-acting immunomodulators, disease activity assessment has become pivotal and requires evaluation of the clinical course, including severity and required therapies. Applying MG-specific scores and classifications such as Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living, Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis, and Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America allows differentiation between mild/moderate and (highly) active (including refractory) disease. Therapy decisions must consider age, thymic pathology, antibody status, and disease activity. Glucocorticosteroids and the classical immunosuppressants (primarily azathioprine) are the basic immunotherapeutics to treat mild/moderate to (highly) active generalized MG/young MG and ocular MG. Thymectomy is indicated as a treatment for thymoma-associated MG and generalized MG with acetylcholine receptor antibody (AChR-Ab)-positive status. In (highly) active generalized MG, complement inhibitors (currently eculizumab and ravulizumab) or neonatal Fc receptor modulators (currently efgartigimod) are recommended for AChR-Ab-positive status and rituximab for muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK)-Ab-positive status. Specific treatment for myasthenic crises requires plasmapheresis, immunoadsorption, or IVIG. Specific aspects of ocular, juvenile, and congenital myasthenia are highlighted. The guideline will be further developed based on new study results for other immunomodulators and biomarkers that aid the accurate measurement of disease activity. 
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