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Congenital myasthenic syndrome: is it time for a name change to genetic myasthenic syndrome?
Ramdas, Sithara , Dong, Yin Yao , Munot, P., Benito, Daniel Natera de, Osorio, A Nascimento, Maggi, Lorenzo, Bönnemann, C, McAnally, Meghan , Schara-Schmidt, Ulrike, Marina, Adela Della , Kostera-Pruszczyk, Anna, Milone, Margherita , Evoli, Amelia , Jungbluth, Heinz, Lochmüller, H., Beeson, D. J., Reddel, Stephen SW, Palace, Jacqueline, Palace, Jacqueline , Jungbluth, Heinz , Beeson, David , Palace, Jacqueline , Munot, Pinki , Benito, Daniel Natera‐de , Maggi, Lorenzo , Bönnemann, Carsten G. , Schara, Ulrike , Kostera‐Pruszczyk, Anna , Reddel, Stephen
Brain | February 2, 2026 | Volume: 149 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 1816-1818
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.