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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
In some cases, however, symptoms may worsen even with vigorous treatment, leading to generalized weakness and disability. MG rarely causes early death except from myasthenic crisis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Symptoms of myasthenia gravis usually progress to maximum severity within three years. After that time, persons with MG normally stabilize or improve.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
In some cases, however, symptoms may worsen even with vigorous treatment, leading to generalized weakness and disability. MG rarely causes early death except from myasthenic crisis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
In some cases, however, symptoms may worsen even with vigorous treatment, leading to generalized weakness and disability. MG rarely causes early death except from myasthenic crisis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
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.In myasthenia gravis, weakness ...
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". Myasthenia gravis(MG) affects the neuromuscular junction, interrupting the communication between nerve and mu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is a long-term disease that leads to inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues. It can also affect other organs.The cause of RA is unknown.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 22, 2009
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that primarily targets synovial tissues. It is relatively common with a prevalence of approximately 1% in adults all over the world.
Source:Elsevier
Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and deformity of the joints. Other problems throughout the body(systemic problems) may also develop, including inflammation of blood vessels( vasculitis), the develo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The following Clinical Topic Tour provides an overview of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and was adapted from materials published by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Source:Elsevier
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by symmetric inflammatory polyarthritis and varying degrees of extraarticular involvement. A chronic fluctuating course of the disease is experienced by most patients that may result in joint destruction, deformity, disability and premature death. 1?4 Major economic and emotional disabilities can result from RA and can have a significant impact on patients? families and loved ones.
Source:Elsevier
Over the past twenty years the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has undergone dramatic changes, particularly in the past five years. Traditionally, RA was diagnosed late in the disease course, the symptoms were treated without addressing the underlying damaging nature of RA, referral to specialist teams was delayed, and drugs that might slow the disease process down (disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)) were introduced after joints had eroded.
Source:Elsevier
Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is an inflammatory disease of the joints, the cause of which is still unknown. Infectious factors are being studied, including bacterial and viral organisms, but no definite involvement of any agent has been proven.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the joints, most often in the hands and feet. It results in swelling, stiffness, pain, and sometimes joint, bone, and cartilage destruction.Although the exact cause of RA is unkn...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is a chronic disease causing inflammation and deformity of the joints. Other systemic problems throughout the body may also develop, including inflammation of blood vessels(vasculitis), the development of bumps(rheumatoid ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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