Diagnosing Myasthenia Gravis with an Ice Pack
A 68-year-old man presented with unilateral ptosis and no other symptoms. The neurologic examination revealed ptosis of the left eye after a sustained upward gaze […]
Myasthenia Gravis
Introduction to Myasthenia Gravis: A Rare, Neurological Autoimmune Disease
STORY AT-A-GLANCE One autoimmune disease you should pay attention to is myasthenia gravis, which causes weakness in your voluntary muscles throughout your body Myasthenia gravis […]
New cause found for muscle-weakening disease myasthenia gravis
An antibody to a protein critical to enabling the brain to talk to muscles has been identified as a cause of myasthenia gravis, researchers report. […]
Catalyst Pharma’s Firdapse shows treatment effect in certain patients with myasthenia gravis; shares jump 14%
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX +13.7%) perks up on almost a 5x surge in volume in response to its announcement of positive top-line results from an investigator-sponsored […]
Myasthenia Gravis Trial Shows Encouraging Results
Myasthenia Gravis Trial Shows Encouraging Results Some positive news for Myasthenia Gravis (MG) patients. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has reported that their clinical trial testing Firdapse (amifampridine […]
7 Small Changes That Can Improve Life With Myasthenia Gravis
These are simple adjustments that go a long way in easing the discomfort from the fact that one is unable to do things all by […]
Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis causes muscle weakness due to the immune system attacking neurotransmitter receptors on muscle tissue. Since the muscle can’t receive the signal to contract, people […]
Myasthenia Gravis and Diet: Better Health and Weightloss
Living with Myasthenia Gravis can be challenging at a times. The way I learned to nourish my body for better health while living with Myasthenia Gravis […]