Cigarette Smoking and Activities of Daily Living in Ocular Myasthenia Gravis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction, commonly affecting the ocular muscles. Cigarette smoking has been shown to influence many autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, but its effect on myasthenia gravis has not been well studied. We sought to determine whether cigarette smoking influenced disease-related symptoms in ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG).

Methods

We performed a prospective, clinic-based cross-sectional study in a single academic neuro-ophthalmology practice. All patients diagnosed with OMG between November 2006 and April 2014 were included. A prospective telephone survey was administered to determine smoking status and myasthenia gravis-related symptom severity. The main outcome meas

SUBMITTER: Gratton SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5536976 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature