Thymectomy: A Treatment for Myasthenia Gravis...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that causes certain muscles to become weak after use. In people with MG, the thymus gland is often enlarged, overactive, or has tumors...
Blood Work To Diagnose Myasthenia Gravis...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is diagnosed using a combination of a health history, physical exam, and a variety of tests, including blood tests. Blood tests are an important part of diagnosing...
Learning Your MG Triggers...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects the communication between your nerves and muscles. This leads to muscle weakness that can worsen with activity and improve with...
COVID Vaccines for People with Myasthenia Gravis...As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues, you may wonder how the vaccine affects people living with long-term illnesses like myasthenia gravis (MG). Are the vaccines safe, and when will you...reactionscomments
Special Populations...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune condition in which certain muscles become weak after use and then stronger again after rest. Between 36,000 and 60,000 people in the United States...
The Outlook for Someone With Myasthenia Gravis...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disease that causes certain muscles to become weak. The muscles involved are called voluntary muscles, or the ones a person can control. Normally, when you...
Myasthenia Gravis and Sexual Health...Myasthenia gravis (MG) can affect every part of your life in very personal ways. One of the ways includes sexual dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction impacts both men and women with MG...
Myasthenia Gravis Research...Research is the process scientists use to explain how our bodies work and why our bodies sometimes stop working well. Research eventually helps scientists understand enough about our bodies to...
Finding Support for Your MG Journey...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a challenging condition, both physically and emotionally. Any chronic autoimmune condition, like MG, presents ongoing challenges. As the disease progresses, it also creates more stress as...
Vaccines and Myasthenia Gravis...Vaccines (also called immunizations) expose the immune system to a potential future threat to “train” it to respond strongly later on. By training the immune system this way, getting many...
What to Know About MG and Social Security Disability...There is no question that myasthenia gravis (MG) can be debilitating. The muscle weakness, vision problems, and fatigue common to MG can cause both physical and emotional issues. Plus, a...
Risk Factors for Myasthenia Gravis...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that causes certain muscles to become weak. Autoimmune means the body attacks healthy cells instead of invaders like germs. Antibodies are chemicals the...
Heart Disease and Myasthenia Gravis...In rare cases, the heart muscle may be targeted by myasthenia gravis (MG). Heart failure, arrhythmia, myocarditis (inflammation of the heart), and death may occur when myasthenia gravis affects the...
Thymoma and Myasthenia Gravis...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disease. Autoimmune means that the body’s immune system cannot tell the difference between healthy cells and invaders like viruses, fungi, or bacteria. With...
Depression, Anxiety and Myasthenia Gravis...Depression and anxiety are common in people living with myasthenia gravis (MG). MG is an autoimmune condition that causes certain muscles to become weak. The muscles are weak because the...
Pregnancy and Myasthenia Gravis...Women who develop myasthenia gravis (MG) often do so during their 20s and 30s. This also happens to overlap when many women plan to start having babies. Myasthenia gravis is...
Maintaining Eye Health With Myasthenia Gravis...Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic condition that often causes muscle weakness. It happens when there is an interruption in the communication between nerves and muscles. Symptoms tend to worsen...reactions21comments
Community Views: Advice For the Newly Diagnosed...Receiving a myasthenia gravis (MG) diagnosis can be a turning point. While you are no longer searching for answers when it comes to your symptoms, you now find yourself on...reactions2comments
We're in Charge of Celebrations!...There’s a classic children’s book with the name I’m In Charge of Celebrations. It’s been 25 years since I read it. I can’t say I remember the details, but the spirit...reactionscomments
How to Navigate a Mental Health Emergency...Editor’s Note: This article was originally shared by our sister site, ParkinsonsDisease.net, and was written by Brooke Huminski. Living with a chronic condition can sometimes include the experience of co-occurring...reactionscomments