Association of Ramadan Fasting and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis

JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Apr 1;3(4):e204373. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4373.

Authors

Ismail Ibrahim Ismail¹, Fathi Massoud Abokalawa¹, Walaa A.Kamel^{1

2}, R Khan¹, Jasem Youssef Al-Hashel^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Sabah Medical Area, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
² Department of Neurology, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.
³ Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Abstract

This cohort study examines the association of Ramadan fasting with clinical outcomes in patients with myasthenia gravis.

MeSH terms

Adult
Fasting / adverse effects
Fasting / physiology*
Female
Humans
Islam
Male
Middle Aged
Myasthenia Gravis / metabolism*
Myasthenia Gravis / physiopathology
Prospective Studies