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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2021; 19(06): 423-424
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718771
Case Report

Fluctuating Weakness in an 18-Month-Boy: Congenital Myasthenia

Arundhati Banerjee
1   Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Unit, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Gananamani Senguttuvan
1   Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Unit, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Chaitanya Reddy
1   Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Unit, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Arushi Gahlot Saini 
1   Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Unit, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Abstract

In this article, we reported a case of an 18-month-old male child patient who presented with motor predominant delay in attaining developmental milestones and early onset fatiguable weakness with ptosis and ophthalmoparesis. This ptosis and ophthalmoparesis typically worsened with progression of the day. Examination showed proximal weakness with preserved muscle stretch reflexes. Electrophysiology showed characteristic decrement on repetitive nerve stimulation test that localized to disorders of the neuromuscular junction. Next-generation sequencing showed a pathogenic variant of CHRNE that was responsible for congenital myasthenic syndrome. Such variants show increased improvement with salbutamol in addition to anticholinesterase inhibitors. Hence, the patient was started on pyridostigmine, and the plan was to add on salbutamol on follow-up if optimal improvement does not occur.

Keywords

ptosis - diurnal variation - ophthalmoparesis - pyridostigmine - salbutamol


Publication History

Received: 27 June 2020

Accepted: 22 September 2020

Article published online:
03 November 2020

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