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Myasthenia gravis (sometimes abbreviated MG; from the Greek myastheneia, lit. 'muscle weakness', and Latin gravis, lit. 'serious') is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating weakness and fatiguability. At about 14 cases per 100,000 (in the U.S.), it is one of the best known autoimmune disorders. The antigens and basic disease mechanisms are known. Weakness is caused by circulating antibodies that block acetylcholine receptors or the MuSK protein at the post-synaptic neuromuscular jun ...
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Resources
- American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
- Creatine Kinase Test (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Drugs to be Avoided or Taken with Caution in Myasthenia Gravis (Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America)
- Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Emergency Management of Myasthenia Gravis (Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF File
- Frequently Asked Questions - Myasthenia Gravis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Myasthenia Gravis (National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF File
- Home Injury Prevention (Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF File
- Ideas for Accommodating Persons with Myasthenia Gravis (Job Accommodation Network)
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin: Common Questions Patients Ask about IVIg Therapy in Myasthenia Gravis (Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF File
- Keeping Your Focus: Eye Care (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Managing Myasthenia (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- MGFA Chapters (Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America)
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Myasthenia Gravis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Myasthenia Gravis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Myasthenia Gravis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Myasthenia Gravis (Medline Plus)
- Myasthenia Gravis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Myasthenia Gravis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Myasthenia Gravis (MayoClinic)
- Myasthenia Gravis (National Institutes of Health)
- Myasthenia Gravis Fact Sheet (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America
- Myasthenia Gravis Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Myasthenia Gravis [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Nutrition and Myasthenia Gravis (Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF File
- Plasmapheresis and Autoimmune Disease (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Thymectomy: Common Questions Patients Ask about Thymectomies (Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America)

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