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Myasthenia gravis 4

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  1. Myasthenia Gravis Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, Prognosis, Cure, and Life Expectancy By Kim Anderson

  2. What is the medical definition of myasthenia gravis? • Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the skeletal (voluntary) muscles of the body. • The thymus may give incorrect instructions to developing immune cells, ultimately resulting in autoimmunity and the production of the acetylcholine receptor antibodies.

  3. What symptoms would you expect from myasthenia gravis? • Symptoms and signs of myasthenia gravis may include: • Problems with vision, called ocular myasthenia gravis and include: • Eye muscle weakness • Eyelid drooping (ptosis) • Blurry or double vision (diplopia) • Problems walking • Changes in facial expressions • Problems swallowing • Shortness of breath • Problems speaking • Weakness in the arms, hands, fingers, legs, and neck

  4. What is the cause of myasthenia gravis? • Myasthenia gravis is caused by a defect in the transmission of nerve impulses to muscles. • Myasthenia gravis is not directly inherited nor is it contagious. • Commonly, the disease affects adult women (under 40) and older men (over 60), but it can occur at any age. • Diagnosis of myasthenia gravis often is delayed because muscle weakness is a common symptom other diseases and conditions and may slowly develop.

  5. How do you test for myasthenia gravis • Tests to diagnose myasthenia gravis is diagnosed with tests that help confirm the diagnosis include: • Detecting the presence of immune molecules or acetylcholine receptor antibodies • Edrophonium test • Electromyography • Myasthenia gravis is treated with medications, for example: • The drug Soliris is approved for adult patients with generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) who are anti-AchR antibody-positive. • Anticholinesterase agents (for example, neotigmine) • Plasmapheresis • Various immunosuppressive drugs • Surgical treatment may include removal of the thymus. • A myasthenic crisis occurs when the muscles that control breathing weaken so much that you need emergency ventilation assistance to help breath.

  6. Is myasthenia gravis life threatening? • The disease prognosis and life expectancy is highly variable. Some people have complete remission (about 50% with thymus surgery) others have relatively normal lives with continued treatment, and others have a poor prognosis as the disease advances. • Research is ongoing for myasthenia gravis. New treatment protocols and immunosuppressive drugs are being tried, and therapeutic methods are likely to improve in the future.

  7. For more information go to • https://www.facebook.com/Myasthenia-Gravis-information-from-sault-ste-marie-1826880-070950935/?ref=pages_you_manage

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