I first experienced symptoms of myasthenia gravis ... I had double vision and a droopy eyelid; I was very self-conscious. I struggled to see, I was getting migraines, I was tired, reading and ...

Objective Patients with myasthenia gravis without acetylcholine receptor (AChR) or muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) antibodies detected by radioimmunoprecipitation assays (RIAs) are classified as ...

Patient 1, a 67-year-old female, presented with a complex, progressive course of myasthenia gravis, initially diagnosed 5 years ago. Her initial symptomatology included right eyelid ptosis, which ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) does not have stages but classes. These classes describe the muscles the condition affects and the severity of muscle weakness, which can influence the treatments a doctor ...

To learn this, the researchers measured the effect of Vyvgart using a test called the Myasthenia Gravis-Specific Activities of Daily Living scale (MG-ADL), which shows how gMG affects daily ...

Myasthenia Gravis is a rare autoimmune disease marked by muscular weakness without atrophy, explains Ester. “In laymens terms it affects the way my muscles work. Whenever I’m in crisis it means I am ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disease mediated by antibodies against post-synaptic proteins of the neuromuscular junction. Up to 10%–30% of patients are refractory to conventional ...

Medically reviewed by Isaac O. Opole, MD, PhD Botulism is a rare but potentially fatal illness caused by botulinum toxin, a ...