A group of students are reviewing information about neuromuscular disorders
The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which of the following as examples of autoimmune neuromuscular disorders? Select all answers that apply. A) Cerebral palsy
B) Guillain-Barré syndrome
C) Myasthenia gravis
D) Spinal muscular atrophy
E) Dermatomyositis
B, C, E
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Autoimmune neuromuscular disorders include Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis, and dermatomyositis. Cerebral palsy is associated with brain anoxia. Spinal muscle atrophy is a genetic motor neuron disease.
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