Prevalence and Incidence of Neonatal myasthenia
Neonatal myasthenia Prevalence: Book Excerpts
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Myasthenia gravis:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Myasthenia gravis causes a failure in transmission of nerve impulses at the neuromuscular junction. Theoretically, such impairment may result from an autoimmune response, ineffective acetylcholine release, or inadequate muscle fiber response to acetylcholine. (See Impaired transmission in myasthenia gravis.)
Myasthenia gravis affects 3 of every 10,000 people at any age, but it’s more common in young women and older men. About 20% of neonates born to mothers with myasthenia gravis have transient (or occasionally persistent) myasthenia. This disease may coexist with immunologic and thyroid disorders; about 15% of patients with myasthenia gravis have thymomas. Remissions occur in about 25% of patients.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Neonatal Apnea:
Neonatal Apnea - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Apnea of prematurity occurs in >50% of premature infants and in almost all neonates <1,000 g at birth.
- Apnea and bradycardia occur in ~2% of all healthy term infants.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
Neonatal Cholestasis:
Neonatal Cholestasis - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
Estimated frequency of causes of neonatal cholestasis:
- Biliary atresia 25–30%
- Idiopathic neonatal hepatitis 15%
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency 7–10%
- Intrahepatic cholestasis syndromes (e.g., Alagille syndrome) 20%
- Infection 3–8%
- Metabolic/Endocrine 2–7%
Neonatal Cholestasis - incidence
Overall incidence of neonatal liver disease is 1 in 2,500 live births.
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Neonatal myasthenia usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Neonatal myasthenia at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Neonatal myasthenia refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Neonatal myasthenia diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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