Congenital myasthenic syndrome: is it time for a name change to genetic myasthenic syndrome?

Ramdas S., Dong YY., Munot P., Natera de Benito D., Nascimento Osorio A., Maggi L., Bönnemann CG., McAnally M., Schara-Schmidt U., Della Marina A., Kostera-Pruszczyk A., Milone M., Evoli A., Jungbluth H., Lochmüller H., Beeson D., Reddel S., Palace J.

Ramdas et al. propose renaming ‘congenital myasthenic syndrome’ as ‘genetic myasthenic syndrome’. They argue that ‘congenital’ misleadingly implies neonatal onset, which may contribute to delayed diagnosis and management, and that revised nomenclature could improve patient outcomes.

DOI

10.1093/brain/awag035

Type

Journal article

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

149

Pages

1816 - 1818

Total pages

2

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