Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis. Diagnosis is based on clinical features, tests for antibodies, Electromyography (EMG), nerve conduction studies, and clinical response to medications.

If you have myasthenia gravis, muscle strength will decrease predictably over the course of testing. You may be given certain medications – edrophonium or neostigmine – as part of the exam.

I will assume that the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis in this patient is supported by appropriate clinical and electrophysiologic (ie, repetitive stimulation and single-fiber EMG) features and ...

Kumai Y, Miyamoto T, Mastsubara K, et al. Assessment of oropharyngeal swallowing dysfunction in myasthenia gravis patients presenting with difficulty in swallowing. Auris Nasus Larynx . 2019;46(3 ...

Three patient outcomes were measured in this new study: time to onset of ocular-related myasthenia gravis, Activities of ...

The landscape of gMG treatment is rapidly evolving, said John Morren, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic. The traditional approach to managing gMG involves broad immunosuppressive therapies, but emerging ...

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 ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) has been treatable for nearly 100 years. In 1934, the Scottish doctor Mary Broadfoot Walker, MD, discovered that the drug physostigmine improved muscle function in people ...

While generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) is not hereditary, genetics may be involved. People are more likely to develop gMG if they have a family history of any autoimmune condition. Generalized ...

Myasthenia gravis patient Aarash Taghdir of Las Vegas couldn’t find a doctor who recognized or specialized in the rare disease. As a result, he suffered eight years of unusual symptoms including ...