Table 1

Comparison between patients achieving a good clinical outcome (MM or better) and those still symptomatic at last follow-up

SNMG cohort
(n=82)
MM or better
(n=56)
Symptomatic
(n=26)
P value
Median age at onset (IQR), years36.5 (25.5–49)41 (26–54)0.4368
Female35 (63%)16 (62%)1.000
Median follow-up (IQR), months12 (6–18)9.5 (4–19)0.7189
Clustered AChR+10 (18%)6 (23%)0.565
MuSK-CBA+7 (12.5%)00.091
tSNMG39 (70%)20 (77%)0.495
Max disease severity
 Ocular19 (34%)10 (39%)0.8048
 Mild24 (43%)7 (27%)0.2228
 Moderate10 (18%)9 (35%)0.1579
 Severe1 (2%)01.000
 Crisis2 (4%)01.000
 Bulbar19 (34%)5 (19%)0.173
Immunotherapy
 None19 (34%)12 (46%)0.3328
 CS25 (45%)10 (39%)0.6389
 CS+IS12 (21%)4 (15%)0.7653
Median time from onset to therapy (IQR), months6.5 (1–14)34 (12–89)0.0392
  • AChR, acetylcholine receptor; CBA, cell-based assay; CS, corticosteroids; IS, immunosuppressants; MM, minimal manifestation; MuSK, muscle-specific kinase; SNMG, seronegative myasthenia gravis; tSNMG, triple seronegative myasthenia gravis.