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View Post: MCQsOnline - Online Collection of MCQs of Medical PG Entrance ...
6 Jan 2009 by Doctor Bruno  
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an acquired autoimmune disorder characterized clinically by weakness of skeletal muscles and fatigability on exertion. Thomas Willis reported the first clinical description in 1672. ...
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View Post: Immunosuppressant drugs for myasthenia gravis -- Hart et al. 80 (1 ...
16 Dec 2008 by Hart, IK, Sharshar, T, Sathasivam, S  
Along with corticosteroids, immunosuppressant drugs are mainstays of disease-modifying therapy for myasthenia gravis (MG). However, their efficacies and optimum use are unclear. We identified seven randomised controlled trials (RCT) of ...
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View Post: WFSA Education Resources » Anaesthesia and Myasthenia Gravis (122)
14 Dec 2008 by Richard Hughes  
Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease characterized by weakness and fatigability of skeletal muscles, with improvement following rest. It may be localized to specific muscle groups or more generalized. ...
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View Post: Getting REALLY bummed about that cor pulmonale thing… « Wendy ...
9 hours ago
And…there’s the ever present myasthenia gravis and sleep apnea. Crap!!!!!! I might have gotten rid of CHF and traded it for right sided heart failure. Crap. Causes of cor pulmonale. Chronic bronchitis ...
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View Post: The thymus and myasthenia gravis.
16 Dec 2008
An introduction to clinics and pathophysiology of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is given in Chapter I. The varying involvement of individual muscles, the role of antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor (a-AChR) and possible mechanisms for the ...
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View Post: Myasthenia gravis Physiopathology - ArticleSpanish, Myasthenia ...
23 Dec 2008
A comparison of electrodiagnostic tests in ocular myasthenia gravis; Rating: 0 - Views: 1000. Letter beta-Blockers and myasthenia gravis; Rating: 0 - Views: 1007. Distal myasthenia gravis with a decrement an increment and denervation ...
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View Post: difficulty swallowing with no muscle weakness - how tell als from ...
5 Jan 2009
Has anyone presented with swallowing difficulty and mucous/saliva in the mouth but no muscle issues? Can als present like this (bearing in mind any condition can present atypically) or is it more consistent with myasthenia gravis? ...
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View Post: Surgical outcome in thymic tumors with myasthenia gravis after ...
25 Nov 2008 by Sarkar, BK, Sengupta, P., Sarkar, UN  
We studied a total of 19 patients, who were operated on in the period from January 2000 to July 2006 for thymic tumors with myasthenia gravis. Of these 19 patients, preoperative plasmapheresis was performed in 10 patients (group B) and ...
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View Post: Entries rolling in for popular half marathon - The Star
3 hours ago
The 10 chosen charities for this year's event are Sheffield Teenage Cancer Trust, Motor Neurone Disease Association South Yorkshire, Macmillan Cancer Support, Myasthenia Gravis Association, RSPCA Sheffield, Multiple Sclerosis Therapy ...
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View Post: Ptosis: A sign of myasthenia gravis - - Ophthalmology Times
21 Nov 2008
Ptosis is a sign of a number of diseases, most of which are benign. Julie Falardeau, MD, of the Casey Eye Institute, Portland, OR, described how ophthalmologists can avoid overlooking myasthenia gravis, which can be associated with ...
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