Symptoms of myasthenia gravis that affect your facial expressions, speech, and ability to swallow can cause feelings of self-consciousness that may lead to social isolation. These tips can help.

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 ...

It's important to enhance MG treatment outcomes with strong provider-patient relationships and ongoing monitoring, explain Ratna Kiran Bhavaraju-Sanka, MD, and Beth Stein, MD. There is a critical need ...

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 ...

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Recently approved treatments for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), including complement and neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) inhibitors, offer a new treatment paradigm, though challenges remain. "An ...

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune condition that weakens the muscles in your body. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that helps your muscles move. Most people with generalized myasthenia gravis ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) medications can improve symptoms and quality of life, even though MG is chronic and has no current cure. Pyridostigmine bromide (Mestinon), a cholinesterase inhibitor, is often ...

With this study, investigators hoped to describe personality traits among individuals who have the autoimmune, neuromuscular disease. Findings of pronounced personality traits among individuals who ...

Doctors may use a range of tests to diagnose myasthenia gravis (MG), including blood tests, nerve conduction tests, and imaging tests. MG is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the voluntary ...

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 ...

Nicholas J. Silvestri, MD, expects that the upcoming 2025 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in San Diego will be an exciting event for the field of myasthenia gravis (MG), with anticipated ...