2015-11-10 21:41
Situations and Solutions:A teacher with MG was having difficulty meeting the physical demands of her job due to muscle fatigue. She was accommodated with a fulltime teaching aid, frequently… Read More
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2015-11-10 21:39
A thymoma is an uncommon tumor or cancer of the thymus gland, an organ located in the anterior mediastinum (chest).Thymomas are slightly more common in men than in women and are most frequen… Read More
2015-11-10 21:34
Myasthenia Gravis Physical TherapyPhysical Therapy ExercisesYour physical therapist will design a program of exercises that focus on strengthening the specific muscles weakened by myasthenia… Read More
2015-11-10 21:32
Vision Impairment: * Provide large print material or screen reading software* Control glare by adding a glare screen to the computer* Install proper office lighting* Allow frequent rest… Read More
2015-11-10 21:22
In myasthenia gravis, certain muscles tire quickly, especially those of the face, lips, tongue, neck and throat. The usual victims are women below 40 or older than 70 but the disease may o… Read More
2013-04-13 17:33
The name “Myasthenia Gravis” comes from the Greek and Latin words meaning “grave muscular weakness.” The most common form of MG is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular… Read More
2013-02-19 03:23
When MG patients gather, first they compare symptoms, then treatments. Inevitably, talk next turns to medication side effects.Almost every medication has side effects—effects on the bo… Read More
2013-02-19 03:06
Pregnancy is certainly an option open to patients with myasthenia gravis. Preconceptional counseling is the ideal, with the goal of discontinuing or reducing corticosteroid medications in pa… Read More
2013-02-19 03:05
What is myasthenia gravis (MG)?MG is a disorder caused by proteins in the blood called “antibodies.” More information about MG can be found on the next page… Read More
2013-02-19 03:04
The technique consists of separating plasma from cells using membrane filtration or centrifugationCells are re infused while plasma is removed Diluted albumin or colloids or crystalloid… Read More
2013-02-19 02:59
Especially in people with bulbar or respiratory symptoms, MG can sometimes worsen to the point of myasthenic crisis, an extreme episode of weakness that culminates in respiratory failure and… Read More
2013-02-19 02:57
At the normal neuromuscular junction, a nerve cell tells a muscle cell to contract by releasing the chemical acetylcholine (ACh). ACh attaches to the ACh receptor — apore or "channel"… Read More
2013-02-19 02:54
Weakness and FatigueMG weakens and fatigues the body’s voluntary muscles (those we can move at will). It doesn’t damage the musculature of the heart or the gastrointestinal tract… Read More
2013-02-19 02:49
Steroid therapy is the use of steroid medications, also known as corticosteroids, to treat many types of autoimmune disease, including myasthenia gravis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis, an… Read More
2013-02-19 02:03
A symptom is something the patient feels and reports, while a sign is something other people, such as the doctor detect. For example, pain may be a symptom while a rash may be a sign… Read More
2013-02-19 01:48
MG affects two to seven out of every 10,000 people in Western countries. It occurs about one and a half times more often in women than in men. The disease can appearat any age, but the avera… Read More
2013-02-19 01:28
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disorder of neuromuscular transmission characterized by frailness and fatigability of skeletal muscles. The reason of myasthenia gravis is a breakdown in the n… Read More
2013-02-19 01:16
Under normal conditions, your nerves direct your muscles to work by sending a message through an area called a receptor. The chemical that delivers the message is called acetylcholi… Read More
2013-02-19 01:14
Myasthenia neuromuscular disease is a chronic auto-immune. It is characterized by a weak fluctuating voluntary muscle groups. Myasthenia Gravis occurs in all races, both sexes and all age… Read More
2013-02-17 14:14
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a rare autoimmune disease whose symptoms and origins are somewhat similar to those of MG. While MG targets the ACh receptors on muscle cells, LEMS… Read More
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