Myasthenia Gravis : Complications

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Complications could include:
Restrictions on lifestyle (possible; Side effects of medications (see the specific medication; Complications of surgery; Myasthenic crisis (breathing difficulty), may be life threatening.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 28, 2007
Most people with MG can be treated successfully enough to prevent their condition from becoming debilitating. In some cases, however, symptoms may worsen even with vigorous treatment, leading to generalized weakness and disability. MG rarely cause...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Most people with MG can be treated successfully enough to prevent their condition from becoming debilitating. In some cases, however, symptoms may worsen even with vigorous treatment, leading to generalized weakness and disability. MG rarely cause...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Most people with MG can be treated successfully enough to prevent their condition from becoming debilitating. In some cases, however, symptoms may worsen even with vigorous treatment, leading to generalized weakness and disability. MG rarely cause...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Symptoms of myasthenia gravis usually progress to maximum severity within three years. After that time, persons with MG normally stabilize or improve. With treatment, the outlook for most patients with MG is bright: they will have significant impr...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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 .
Source:ADAM
Date:November 28, 2007
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness. The name myasthenia gravis literally means "grave muscle weakness".
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
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