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- The primary NIH organization for research on Myasthenia Gravis is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis interferes with messages your nerves send to your muscles. Myasthenia gravis often affects muscles in your head. Common symptoms are trouble with eye and eyelid movement, facial expression and swallowing. If you have myasthenia gravis, it is important to follow your treatment plan. If you do, you can expect your life to be normal or close to it.
Myasthenia gravis is caused by a problem in the transmission of nerve signals to your muscles. Normally, nerve endings release a substance that attaches to receptors on your muscles. That tells your muscles to contract. If you have myasthenia gravis, your body's own immune system makes antibodies to block that signal.
Medicine can help improve nerve-to-muscle messages and make muscles stronger. Other medicines can keep your body from making so many abnormal antibodies. Sometimes surgery to take out the thymus gland helps.
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Myasthenia Gravis
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Myasthenia Gravis
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Overviews
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JAMA Patient Page: Myasthenia Gravis(American Medical Association)
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- Myasthenia Gravis(National Women's Health Information Center)
- Myasthenia Gravis(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Myasthenia Gravis(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
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JAMA Patient Page: Myasthenia Gravis(American Medical Association)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities(Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Myasthenia Gravis: Tests and Diagnostic Methods(Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America)
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Treatment
- Thymectomy: Common Questions Patients Ask about Thymectomies(Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
- Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis (MG)(Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America)
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Nutrition
- Nutrition and Myasthenia Gravis(Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
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Coping
- Coping with Autoimmunity(American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association)
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Disease Management
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Emergency Management of Myasthenia Gravis(Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
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- Managing Myasthenia(Muscular Dystrophy Association)
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Emergency Management of Myasthenia Gravis(Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
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Specific Conditions
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis(Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
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Related Issues
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Congenital Myasthenia(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
- Employees with Myasthenia Gravis(Office of Disability Employment Policy)
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Home Injury Prevention(Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
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- Myasthenia Gravis Medication Information Card (Drugs to be Avoided or Used with Caution in Myasthenia Gravis)(Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
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Congenital Myasthenia
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Tutorials
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Myasthenia Gravis(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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Myasthenia Gravis(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Myasthenia Gravis(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Myasthenia Gravis
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Predictors of extubation failure in myasthenic crisis.
- Article: Myasthenia gravis and the thymus gland. A historical review.
- Article: Using immunoglobulins in muscular disease treatment.
- Myasthenia Gravis -- see more articles
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Directories
- MGFA Chapters(Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America)
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Organizations
- American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
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Muscular Dystrophy Association
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- Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Children
- Myasthenia Gravis(Children's Hospital Boston)
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Date last updated: 17 April 2008 Topic last reviewed: 02 June 2008 |