Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis: A Paediatric Perspective

Table 2

Differential diagnosis of JMG.

Congenital myasthenic syndromes	Usually presents in infancy but can present later
Mitochondrial cytopathies	Children frequently have additional neurological impairments or epilepsy
Myopathies	Including congenital myopathies and muscular dystrophies
Neurotoxins	For example, botulism, venoms
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Multiple sclerosis
Brainstem tumour
Hypothyroidism