Myasthenia gravis is a chronic condition that causes muscles to tire and weaken easily. For example, if you have myasthenia gravis, you may notice that during a meal, your jaw muscles become tired ...

How Is Myasthenia Gravis Diagnosed? During a physical exam for myasthenia gravis, your health care provider may look for signs such as a droopy eyelid, difficulty holding your arms out at shoulder ...

Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is "a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue," says Hesterlee. It occurs "when a person’s immune system is essentially ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Should patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) continue to undergo the traditional therapy of immunosuppression with drugs like corticosteroids and nonsteroidal agents? Or is it ...

MYASTHENIA gravis has frequently been described as a clinical entity. It is a disease characterized by abnormal skeletal-muscle fatigability. The cause is unknown. The myoneural junction seems to ...

Among the most common symptoms of myasthenia gravis per Dayrit are drooping eyelids and muscle weakness. "You may feel worse at the end of the day if you have this disorder," he explained.

DURING the past few years two lines of investigation have suggested that immunologic abnormalities may be present in patients with myasthenia gravis. Evaluation of the immunologic responses of ...

People who suffer from the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis experience muscle weakness that can affect any of the muscles we use to blink, smile or even move our body around. Researchers have ...