Myasthenia in a sentence

According to specialists, children are occasionally born with an uncommon type of myasthenia gravis known as a congenital myasthenic syndrome.

Elsa still lives with myasthenia gravis though this is treated with drugs and regular check ups, she said that the cancer is the last thing on either her or her husband's minds these days.

Risk of these complications may also be increased in patients with myasthenia gravis.

Donations, if desired will be shared between British Heart Foundation & Myasthenia Gravis Research.

The firm’s lead candidate, KYV-101 Neurology, is in Phase 2 trials for the treatment of myasthenia gravis and multiple sclerosis.

UCB antibody drug Rystiggo, which won FDA-approval last June in generalized myasthenia gravis, failed a mid-stage but is still in clinical development in several neurological indications.

President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he has myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease that has led to a slew of medical problems.

In 2011, she was diagnosed with a chronic neuromuscular illness called Myasthenia Gravis, a condition that still affects her life today, but which hasn’t slowed her volunteer work on behalf of her fellow veterans.

Again, plasma exchange is less effective than in other related conditions such as myasthenia gravis, and additional immunosuppressive medication is often needed.

An association between thyroid disease and myasthenia gravis has been recognized.

Avoidance of fluoroquinolones in patients with known history of myasthenia gravis is advised.

Epidemiology Myasthenia gravis occurs in all ethnic groups and both sexes.

History The first to write about MG were Thomas Willis, Samuel Wilks, Erb, and Goldflam. citation The term "myasthenia gravis pseudo-paralytica" was proposed in 1895 by Jolly, a German physician.

Myasthenia gravis affects 50 to 200 per million people. citation citation It is newly diagnosed in 3 to 30 per million people each year.

Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatigability during simple activities.

Myasthenia gravis is often associated with thymic hypertrophy.

Myasthenia gravis rarely improves after thyroid treatment and the relationship between the two entities is not well understood.

Other The other black box warning is that ciprofloxacin should not be used in patients with myasthenia gravis due to possible exacerbation of muscle weakness which may lead to breathing problems resulting in death or ventilator support.

Penicillamine is not without problems: about 20% experience a side effect or complication of penicillamine treatment, such as drug-induced lupus (causing joint pains and a skin rash) or myasthenia (a nerve condition leading to muscle weakness).

Tests to detect botulism include a brain scan, a nerve conduction test, and a tensilon test for myasthenia gravis to differentiate botulism from other diseases that manifest in the same way.