Myasthenia gravis usually does not shorten life expectancy, but severe muscle weakness that affects breathing can be life threatening. Myasthenia gravis symptoms may begin suddenly and often progress ...

Ocular myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune condition affecting the muscles surrounding and involving the eyes. Symptoms can include double vision, droopy eyelids, and more. Ocular myasthenia gravis ...

Doctors may recommend oral medications such as pyridostigmine and various intravenous (IV) drugs for the treatment of myasthenia gravis. Thymectomy surgery and plasma exchange may also help. The aim ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular condition that causes muscle weakness and severe fatigue. The fatigue associated with MG is often described as fatigable weakness, meaning ...

In part 2 of our interview with Katie Abouzahr, MD, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we discuss the challenge inherent in treating adolescents who have the myasthenia gravis and how nipocalimab ...

Myasthenia gravis is a lifelong (chronic) autoimmune condition, which means that the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy cells. Most people with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) have ...