Myasthenia gravis (MG) has been treatable for nearly 100 years. In 1934, the Scottish doctor Mary Broadfoot Walker, MD, discovered that the drug physostigmine improved muscle function in people with ...

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 ...

Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is "a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue," says Hesterlee. It occurs "when a person’s immune system is essentially attacking ...

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies bind to acetylcholine receptors or to functionally related molecules in the postsynaptic membrane at the neuromuscular junction. The ...

Nicholas J. Silvestri, MD, describes how this year’s AAN meeting highlighted significant advances in myasthenia gravis, including improved diagnostics through cell-based assays that enhance antibody ...

Updates on the efficacy of new and emerging therapies for myasthenia gravis (MG) presented at the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine 2025 Annual Meeting are discussed ...

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. The following is ...

At 75, I’ve learned life is full of experiences and opportunities. This illness is just another one. I wouldn’t have chosen to get a diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG) just before turning 70. But ...

Developing safe and sustainable exercise habits is important, especially when you live with a condition like myasthenia gravis. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune condition that causes weakness in the ...

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 ...