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 (MG) has been treatable for nearly 100 years. In 1934, the Scottish doctor Mary Broadfoot Walker, MD, discovered that the drug physostigmine improved muscle function in people with ...

It’s a lifelong autoimmune neuromuscular disease. It causes certain muscles to weaken easily after you use them. Muscle fatigue typically varies throughout the day (sometimes hour by hour) and gets ...

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Former tennis star Monica Seles recently revealed she is living with the rare disease myasthenia gravis, which affects 12 in 100,000 people globally. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

This autoimmune disorder affects how well your nerves and muscles communicate, leading to a variety of symptoms. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune condition that affects signaling between ...

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies bind to acetylcholine receptors or to functionally related molecules in the postsynaptic membrane at the neuromuscular junction. The ...

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 ...

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that blocks proper communication between your nerves and muscles, leading to weakness of your voluntary muscles (the muscles you can control and move at will ...

Doctors may recommend oral medications such as pyridostigmine and various intravenous (IV) drugs for the treatment of myasthenia gravis. Thymectomy surgery and plasma exchange may also help. The aim ...