Myasthenia gravis is becoming increasingly common around the world, with a resulting disease burden beset by high health care resource utilization, decreased quality of life, and worsened mental ...

Key barriers include misdiagnosis, insufficient gMG knowledge among healthcare providers, and limited access to specialists, ...

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Myasthenia gravis is a life-long (chronic) autoimmune condition, which means that the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy cells. Most people with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) have ...

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Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is "a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue," says Hesterlee. It occurs "when a person’s immune system is essentially attacking ...

Tennis great Monica Seles has revealed she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease, three years ago. Ahead of the US Open, which kicks off next week, the 51-year-old opened up ...

Albert Stowell's family thought he was having a stroke. It was Easter dinner 2014, and they were all gathered around the table when he started slurring his words. A trip to the emergency room and a CT ...

Five therapies are currently approved by the FDA for treating the symptoms of myasthenia gravis, allowing partial to complete remission. Research suggests that five new therapies may become available ...

Medications for myasthenia gravis (MG) can include cholinesterase inhibitors, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, monoclonal antibodies, and antibody fragment medications. While myasthenia gravis is ...

Ocular myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune condition affecting the muscles surrounding and involving the eyes. Symptoms can include double vision, droopy eyelids, and more. Ocular myasthenia gravis ...

Myasthenia gravis is a lifelong (chronic) autoimmune condition, which means that the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy cells. Most people with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) have ...