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Myasthenia Gravis (MG) |
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What is Myasthenia Gravis? |
| Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by variable weakness of voluntary muscles, which often improves with rest and worsens with activity. The condition is caused by an abnormal immune response. Medline Plus Dictionary. |
| Myasthenia gravis may be associated with other autoimmune diseases. Patients with family members who suffer from disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and lupus may have an increased risk for myasthenia gravis. Neurology Channel. |
| Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the skeletal (voluntary) muscles of the body. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. |
| Myasthenia Gravis Myasthenia gravis (MG) is the most common primary disorder of neuromuscular transmission. Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and James F. Howard, Jr., M.D. |
| Myasthenia Gravis. Medline Plus Health Information. |
| Ocular myasthenia: Diagnosis and treatment. Myasthenia gravis is a rare, auto-immune disorder of the neuromuscular junction. The diagnosis is essentially based on fluctuations in the time and topography of the ocular muscle weakness. Whereas some patients get better while on anticholinesterasic drugs alone, most of them will experience insufficient improvement and need steroids and/or immunosuppressant drugs. Stojkovic T. (PubMed) Rev Neurol (Paris). 2010 Nov 12. |
Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis |
| Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis The primary symptoms of myasthenia gravis are that muscles are weak and quick to fatigue. These symptoms can take many forms, and the symptoms may be more or less severe for different people. Aetna InteliHealth. |
| How Myasthenia Gravis Autoimmune Disorder Wreaks Havoc on Muscles. Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder that affects the body's muscles. The disorder affects the skeletal muscles, which are responsible for voluntarily controlled movements such as those performed by the arms and legs. The name Myasthenia Gravis is Latin and Greek in origin and means "Grave Muscle Weakness." JC Torpey. Yahoo! News. 12/09/10. |
| Autoimmune targets of heart and skeletal muscles in myasthenia gravis. Heart and skeletal muscles are autoimmune targets in some patients with MG. This autoimmunity has a broad clinical spectrum with antistriational autoantibodies. Suzuki S. (PubMed) Arch Neurol. 2009 Nov;66(11):1334-8. |
| How Muscle Weakness Caused By Myasthenia Gravis Can Be Stopped, According To New Research. Severe muscle weakness caused by myasthenia gravis -- a highly debilitating autoimmune disorder -- can be prevented or reversed by blocking a key step in the immune response that brings on the disease, researchers at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have found. ScienceDaily News. 12/23/07. |
Pregnancy and Myasthenia Gravis |
| Myasthenia Gravis (MG) may be associated with other autoimmune diseases. Patients with family members who suffer from disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and lupus may have an increased risk for myasthenia gravis. Healthcommunities.com (Also see: What is Scleroderma?) |
| Course and treatment of myasthenia gravis during pregnancy. Great significance is attached to the mode of delivery since it is still widely accepted that patients with myasthenia gravis have to deliver per elective caesarean section. This paper gives an overview and provides a basis for the medical care and individual counselling of patients with myasthenia gravis who want to start a family or are already pregnant. Klehmet J. (PubMed) Nervenarzt. 2010 Aug;81(8):956-62. |
Scleroderma and Myasthenia Gravis |
| Myasthenia gravis and scleroderma: Two cases and a review of the literature. Myasthenia gravis is uncommon in patients with scleroderma, and when diagnosed is usually associated with previous use of d-penicillamine. Clinically, both myasthenia and scleroderma may present with fatigue, weakness and bulbar symptoms, so one of diagnoses may be delayed. PubMed. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2007 Feb 3. (Also see: Clinical Trials: Negative Results) |
| Myasthenia Gravis (MG) may be associated with other autoimmune diseases. Patients with family members who suffer from disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and lupus may have an increased risk for myasthenia gravis. Healthcommunities.com. (Also see: Autoimmune Diseases: Main Page and What is Scleroderma?) |
Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis |
| AAN: Rituximab Effective in Myasthenia Gravis. Rituximab (Rituxan), the anti-CD20 antibody that decreases B-cell activation, slashed autoantibody titers and improved symptoms in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) refractory to standard therapies. John Gever. Medpage Today. 04/14/10. |
| No known cure, but there are effective treatments for Myasthenia Gravis. Experts at the National Institutes of Health call the disease a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the voluntary muscles of the body. Bend Weekly News. 04/06/07. |
| Discovery May Lead to Novel Treatments for Autoimmune and Chronic Inflammatory Diseases. For years, doctors have used IVIG to treat patients with autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases, but just how the therapy works has remained a mystery. Some researchers have shown that IVIG works, in part, by activating a receptor known as FcγRIIb, which then suppresses auto-antibody-mediated inflammation. Newswise. 01/26/07. (Also see: Clinical Trials: Positive Results: IVIG, Medications, and Dermatomyositis) |
Research about Myasthenia Gravis |
| Myasthenia gravis: emerging new therapy options. Myasthenia gravis is probably the most thoroughly understood of all human autoimmune diseases. The ideal treatment for myasthenia would eliminate the abnormal autoimmune response without interfering with the immune system. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2005 Jun;5(3):303-7. |
Personal Stories about Myasthenia Gravis |
| Papa V: Lupus, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, and Scleroderma About thirty years passed, and then—BAM !—I got a heart blockage, stroke, liver biopsy due to elevated enzymes, skin rash, high blood pressure, very high ANA.. |
