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In myasthenia gravis, weakness occurs when the nerve impulse to initiate or sustain movement does not adequately reach the muscle cells. This is caused when immune cells target and attack the body's own cells (an autoimmune response. This immune r...
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness. It affects the neuromuscular junction, interrupting the communication between nerve and muscle, and thereby causing weakness. People with MG may have difficulty moving th...
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Myasthenia gravis is not inherited directly nor is it contagious. It is usually considered sporadic, meaning that it occurs by chance. One to four percent of cases are familial, which means they occur more than once in a family. Predisposition in ...
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Myasthenia gravis is not inherited directly nor is it contagious. It is usually considered sporadic, meaning that it occurs by chance. One to four percent of cases are familial, which means they occur more than once in a family. Predisposition in ...
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Myasthenia gravis is often diagnosed accurately by a careful medical history and a neuromuscular exam, but several tests are used to confirm the diagnosis. Other conditions causing worsening of bulbar and skeletal muscles must be considered, inclu...
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A delay in diagnosis of one or two years is not unusual in cases of MG. Because weakness is a common symptom of many other disorders, the diagnosis is often missed in people who experience mild weakness or in those individuals whose weakness is re...
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